by Kim Avery

Transformed on Tuesdays
The Be All That God Created You To Be Series

If the bad news is that you can’t be whatever you want to be (see article), the good news is that you can increasingly grow into the you that you were created to be.

How?

The first step is to accept yourself as God created you and to begin to see yourself as He sees you.

Take the next few minutes to push the pause button on life. Step out of your insecurities. Search for His perspective. Feel what He feels. Wallow in the vast ocean of love He has for you.

Only when you dwell in this rich environment of total love and acceptance will you finally feel safe enough to dig your roots down deep and grow into the you God created you to be.

Begin by meditating on the truths below. Take time to absorb them into your very soul. Personalize them by replacing the underlined pronoun with your own name. (I have done the first one for you as an example.)

10 Evidences of God’s Love for Me

1. God pursued me when I was at my worst (God pursued Kim when Kim was at Kim’s worst.)

I used to wonder what God secretly thought about me. Was He disappointed? Did He wish I’d turned out differently? Was He tired of my constant failures, repeated sins, and failed promises?

Then this glorious truth came to my rescue.

But God demonstrates his own love for us (Kim) in this:
While we were still sinners (Kim was still a sinner), Christ died for us (Kim).
Romans 5:8

Look closely at that verse. Who were we when God loved us? Still sinners.

We weren’t cleaned up, dressed up, and doing good deeds. Our minds were full of self and our hearts were permeated with sin. Yet God looked down and loved us, and nothing we ever are or do will change His mind.

Loving us was literally the death of Him, but He loved us still. You will never be more loved than that.

2. God paid a ransom for my life. (Don’t forget to personalize with your name.)

Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
Isaiah 43:1

The word ransom conjures up some pretty scary images – kidnappers, cryptic notes, and rescue attempts that often fail. Even in our ‘civilized’ day and age, there are almost 10,000 kidnappings every year with the kidnappers netting almost $500 million dollars.

In South America one business executive’s life was ransomed (bought back) for $7 million dollars. You and I have also been ransomed, but the price paid wasn’t in unmarked bills but with the blood of God’s Son shed on a cross.

The only reason people pay a ransom is because the person held captive is worth everything to them. You are immeasurably valuable to God, and it has been proven by the high price that He paid.

3. I am unique and uniquely valuable to God.

If you grew up in Sunday School, you probably had the chance to learn that wonderful verse John 3:16.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16

As a child, when I heard that God loved the world I pictured God loving the globe, the map, nations, all people, everywhere. And He does. And yet it is much more personal than that. He created, loved, pursed, and died for YOU. You are distinct. You are unique.

Each of us is an original.
Galatians 5:26 (Msg.)

You are one of a kind. Rare. Distinctive. Completely irreplaceable.

Without the story of your life, God’s own eternal book would be missing a cherished chapter. No one else throughout the history of time, both past and future, can bring to this world the unique combination of gifts, personality, experience, and love that you can.

There is no one else that God will ever use to fill the places He’s uniquely designed for you.

Wow – I have already used more than my allotted word count for the day and have just begun to scratch the surface of how much God adores you. But I don’t want to quit. So, I will leave you to mediate on and revel in these truths, and we will just pick up where we left off next week on Transformed on Tuesdays ~ Be All That God Created You to Be.

Rejoice today in who God made you to be. You are loved!

Previous Articles in Be All That God Created You To Be:

Find Joy Right Where You Are

What You Can’t Be When You Grow Up

Be All That God Created You to Be ~ Goals to Consider

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