Living a life purpose

My worth is not based on who I am My worth is not based on who loves me My worth is not based on what I have achieved My worth is not based on what I own My worth is not based on the circumstances I find myself My worth is not based on the pain and hurt I have been through My worth is not based on the people who have betrayed me My worth is based on who I am in the Lord, I am the beloved daughter of the Most High My worth is based on how much He loves me, He loved me before he made me My worth is based on how much He treasures me, He sent His son Jesus to die for me so that I can have a relationship with him My worth is based on how much He cares for me, He is always with me through the good and bad times I am the daughter of the Most High, I am the apple of His eye and I am highly favoured.

Some days I have to put a smile on my face. No one actually sees the pain hidden away. No one actually sees the fear hidden away. No one sees the hurt hidden away. No one sees the insecurities hidden away. On those days I am assured that God sees me. He is with me in my darkest days. He can see all my pain, fear, hurts and insecurities. On those days I am assured that God does not love me less. He sees His precious child. On those days, His love, His presence, His words are available to me. On those days only God can help me deal with my pain, fear, hurts and insecurities.  With God's ever present help, He will help me pull through. His love, His presence, His promises will help me through my darkest days. © Temi Lafinhan-Etti

When God shows up, He turns our mourning into dancing When God shows up, He turns our pain into joy When God shows up, He calms the storms in our lives When God shows up, He turns our weaknesses into strength When God shows up, He turns our past mistakes into victories When God shows up, He makes us whole again When God shows up, He never leaves us the same

God understands us completely, He created us. He knows what makes us tick, He knows our faults, He knows our fears, He knows our failings, He knows our frustrations. He can see into the depths of our hearts and we can't hide anything from Him. God still loves us despite all our faults. We don't have to be perfect to receive God's love. We don't have to be perfect for God to love us because He first loved us. His love is unconditional, it is not earned by what we do, it is given freely. I pray we all understand how much God loves us.

He chose us before the foundation of the earth Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 1:4 The Message) We have to realise how precious each one of us is to the Lord. It is so important and it should be imprinted on our hearts. He had us in mind before he made the world He settled on us as the focus of his love He desires a relationship with us He always wants the best for us Then why should we worry when we know all these things. We should be rest assured that he is on our case, relax and bask in the Father’s love.

God understands me completely because He created me. He knows what makes me tick, He knows my faults, He knows my fears, He knows my failures and frustrations and yet He still loves me. God does not expect me to be perfect. I don't have to be perfect to receive God's love. I don't have to be perfect for God to love. Psalm 119:96 - Nothing is perfect except God's word. Thank you Lord for your unconditional love. There is nothing I can do to earn your love, there is nothing I can do to make you love me less. It blows my mind that a perfect God can love an imperfect me. I thank you for your love, which I will never take for granted. Amen

I have come to a realisation that this Christian life is a journey and you have to decide how you are going to travel through it. You can travel it either by focusing and depending on God or focusing on the problems and depending on yourself. I have found out that focusing on the problems and depending on myself to work it out never really is the answer. Recently I was told that my son was not coping in mainstream school and I was advised that the best thing for him is to attend a school for children with special needs. As a mum my whole world came crashing down. I was so upset that all I did that day was cry. As a mother you want the best for your child and I was so confused. I was focusing on the problem and I tried to work everything out myself. I had no peace and I was depending on my own wisdom and strength. The breakthrough for me came when I realised that I can’t do this on my own. I took my focus off the problem and turned to God. I remembered God's words and promis...