I CAN’T BELIEVE WHO I AM
I will say to those called `Not my people, ‘ `You are my people’; and they will say, `You are my God.’ ” Hosea 2: 23
Has it ever been said of you, “She’ll never amount to much!” Maybe others thought you were too sick, too emotionally unstable, too old, or simply had too many tragedies to overcome to live a life that counts. Whatever the comments, statements of hopelessness can cripple a person’s spirit if they don’t fortify themselves with the words of God.
As a child, I was considered “too emotional”, “too frail”, and as an adult, “not educated enough” to really make a mark. I wandered in a wilderness with no direction. Shame was an easy badge to wear; as I was sure God had paused to consider me, then passed me by and moved on to others who held more promise.
Our Father delights in breaking through the pain of hopelessness. “Not many mighty are called”, scripture tells us. Perhaps it’s because God loves to deliver and redeem those who are considered least likely to succeed and empower them with His love and His principles for spiritual prosperity. I remember the day it dawned on me that God was my God, not the God of everyone else but me. I reached out with both arms, hugged Him to my heart, and have not stopped beaming since.
Everyone has a testimony. Many speak of broken dreams and a life of resignation. It need not be the case. I can dare to believe that God has chosen me and calls me “His very own daughter!”
Whatever defined me in the past need no longer paint a picture of who I am. His love and His truth change me. Today holds nothing but promise if I stand in the light of my Father’s words and renounce all other words don’t line up. Significant lives begin and end with the calling of God and the radical trust of His children~disciples.
Daughters of promise 