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Accepted In The Beloved (2)

Friday November 17, 2017

Feelings of rejection challenge three beliefs that humans need to affirm in order to be healthy:  I belong; I have worth; I am adequate and/or competent. 







I BELONG:  God’s sacrifice of His only begotten Son for us and for the world, speaks clearly of how precious and valuable we are to Him.  Belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus as payment for our sins forever guarantees our acceptance by God.  When we choose to make Jesus the Lord of our lives and follow His ways, God accepts us as His children.  God is our Father.  We are His cherished children.  We belong.  But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT)

I HAVE WORTH:  We have worth because God created and cares for us.  We are precious in His sight.  Regardless of what others may say about us, God’s word guarantees that we have worth.  That’s what counts!  Make sure no outsider who now follows God ever has occasion to say, 'God put me in second-class. I don't really belong.' And make sure no physically mutilated person is ever made to think, 'I'm damaged goods. I don't really belong.' (Isaiah 56:3 MSG)

I AM ADEQUATE/COMPETENT:  We are so much more than what others may see.  We are everything that God sees.  We are God’s masterpiece, created to do wonderful things and He gives us everything we need to accomplish His plan.  Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent.  (2 Corinthians 3:4-6a NIV)


Believing is a choice.  Growing confident as one who is “accepted in the beloved” is the result of consciously speaking the truth of God’s word to our own soul until our heartfelt emotions agree. 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I choose to believe that I belong to You, that I am accepted in the beloved, that I have worth, and that I am adequate and competent to complete the good work you have prepared in advance for me to do.  Amen

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