Have you ever had someone ask you if they're too damaged? Too flawed? Too riddled with weaknesses and imperfections to obtain the good things they desire?
Too damaged? You, dear soul, are a bright, shining bit of divine light. You are far more beautiful than you suppose. Life has beat you up quite a lot lately. Some of the people you loved, who you thought loved you, have said and done things that hurt. Intensely. They are in the Lord's hands, leave them to him. Those painful stumbles have caused you to question your value, your abilities, your worth. You are in the Lord's hands, and he sees the glorious being you were designed to be. He sees all the amazing things that you are, the incredibly good that you are not only capable of doing, but that you have already done.
Many of the vicissitudes of life sting so deeply precisely because they do have eternal consequences. Having to redefine what we thought our eternity would look like may make it hard to believe we can have the best blessings of eternity--or lead us to doubt those things are even there.
The light is still there, and I see much of it in you, even if your glow has been dimmed a bit by a broken heart and a bruised soul. The Lord knows well the stones that have been strewn about your path, and understands why they've slowed you, weighed you down, or tripped you up. And he has glorious things in store for you, his loved and cherished child, and he will help you overcome the world, so that all things might work together for your good.
Its a new year. Don't fail to learn the lessons of the past, but move forward with faith--in the Lord and in yourself.
Too damaged? You, dear soul, are a bright, shining bit of divine light. You are far more beautiful than you suppose. Life has beat you up quite a lot lately. Some of the people you loved, who you thought loved you, have said and done things that hurt. Intensely. They are in the Lord's hands, leave them to him. Those painful stumbles have caused you to question your value, your abilities, your worth. You are in the Lord's hands, and he sees the glorious being you were designed to be. He sees all the amazing things that you are, the incredibly good that you are not only capable of doing, but that you have already done.
Many of the vicissitudes of life sting so deeply precisely because they do have eternal consequences. Having to redefine what we thought our eternity would look like may make it hard to believe we can have the best blessings of eternity--or lead us to doubt those things are even there.
The light is still there, and I see much of it in you, even if your glow has been dimmed a bit by a broken heart and a bruised soul. The Lord knows well the stones that have been strewn about your path, and understands why they've slowed you, weighed you down, or tripped you up. And he has glorious things in store for you, his loved and cherished child, and he will help you overcome the world, so that all things might work together for your good.
Its a new year. Don't fail to learn the lessons of the past, but move forward with faith--in the Lord and in yourself.