By Lois Hewitt

Has anyone ever told you that you were beautiful but you just couldn’t believe it?

Has anyone ever told you that you were talented but you just couldn’t believe it?

Has anyone ever told you how smart you are but you couldn’t believe it?

We all of us have some dimmed view of how we think we look or think or act. We cannot always see our light.

Have you ever had a blessing and thought that you do not deserve it?  How can you when you are so broken?

We cannot always see our value or the lingering feel we leave with others.

Have you ever looked at someone and wondered why you cannot be more like them? They must have it all together, and you can barely get through the day.

See with all the social media around, it is easy for other people to give the illusion that their house is perfect, their garden is over flowing, their kitchen is organized, their exercise routine is perfect.  But it’s all Hollywood magic.  Created to look perfect.

The only perfection there is on this planet, in this earthly time is Jesus.  He didn’t need special filters or CGI to create His perfection. 

Jesus came to us as fully man (because of His human birth) and fully God.  He came to save us from ourselves and our love of sin.  He came to show a better way.  He came to stir up the status quo.

Here is the thing that is hard to believe. Today, right now, Jesus knows you are beautiful, talented, intelligent and so much more. He knows this because you are His Father’s creation.

We tend to muddle around in this life fill of doubts. I can tell you as I move into a closer relationship with Jesus I see His truths. 

He watches over us!  He cares about us!  Don’t believe it?  I didn’t for a long time. It seemed like His grace, mercy, forgiveness and love was for people better than me.

I was wrong. He came for all of us. He knew us before the ages. He loved us then. 

It’s time to start believing it!!  I know it is a concept bigger than most of us (especially me) can grasp. As I learn more and experience more, I not only see it, I feel it.  It’s pure truth.

You have so much value.  You are so very loved.  You are amazingly beautiful. All through the blood shed on the cross.

Once you start truly believing it, I guarantee you will start to see things differently.

I used to think I gave my heart to Jesus but I still only wanted what I wanted, which was to sin.

Today I am (still) working on giving my heart to Jesus and I have been transformed. You can be too if you believe. Please believe in His transforming love. It is true perfection.