YOU ...matter

Danny Kaye supposedly said,
"Life is a great big canvas,  and you should throw
all the paint on it you can."

I agree with Danny Kaye.  I also believe life is the most valuable asset we have.  Yet, life painstakingly and relentlessly pokes and prodes at our self-worth with  intent to destroy.  It starts when we are young and  continues throughout our existence on this earth.   

Our struggle is this: to 'rise' from where we are.  Inside every human lie hopes and dreams, peppered with with oodles of emotions. Unfortunately, most of those desires go unfulfilled.  Wasted.  Canvases never painted.  Words never published. Songs never composed.  Poems never written.  Yet, it's in you.  Waiting.

If we are valuable, then why doesn't life contribute to our worth?  Why does it seem that life's only assignment is to hinder us from living while alive? 

There is an adversary to God's creation.  And that adversary came to steal, kill, and destroy.  But that is not the end of the story. 

Jesus placed immense value on humanity when he came to earth as a baby and lived with the cross in view... in order to redeem us, to buy us back...to His Father.  Every person is important.  You have value.  You have worth.  

One author wrote:  "Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself.  We cannot outperform our level of self-esteem.  We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth."
 

The purpose of this blog is simply to tell you that you matter.  Your life is important. There is part of you that is unseen by others.  The real you.  That part  knows you are created  special.   Each life is a story that should be written.  

But the battle remains down here.  The battle of those moments when we feel as though we don't matter or make a difference. 

Mark Twain said, "The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself." I might add, "The worst loneliness is  thinking you don't matter...allowing bondages to hold you back from fulfilling your dream -  living free."

I pray that you will begin to love living.  Because if you cannot value yourself and life, you will not be able to value anything else.

No, this is not a blog to build your self-esteem, while I hope it does just that, it's nothing more than a blog to tell you that you are important.  You have a huge part to play in this world. 

You and you alone can deny yourself the life God intended for you to enjoy.  Go ahead, break loose from the chains that bind - give yourself permission to live.   Sure, we are not perfect.  No one is!  We've all made mistakes.  But, our goofs did not abolished the grace of God.  God wants to give us a future...a hope...a reason for living.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"  (Jeremiah 29;11) . 

The Message Bible makes this verse very clear: I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

There is a tract called: His One Mistake.

"A man is standing with a briefcase in his hand, and his suit on, and he's going to work, obviously.  He always made it to the office on time.  He kept up with the news.  The doctors examined him twice a year.  He knew a few jokes.  He ate lots of fresh fruit.  He played football on Sunday mornings.  He slept at least eight hours every night.  He never smoked.  He never drank or lost his temper.  He took healthy walks when he could in clean air.  He kept himself clean.  He exercised daily.  He was set to live to be hundred...the funeral will be held on Thursday.  His one mistake:  he forgot God."

Forgetting God is the biggest mistake any person can make in this life.  All other mistakes can be forgiven.

Remember, you cannot outperform your level of self-esteem.  Be encouraged.  You matter.

Here,  throw some paint on your canvas!  I've even provided the paint!  Is the color red alright?

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