My husband's father passed away when Bob was only 7 years old. He was fortunate to have his mother and his step-dad that raised him with love and care. There are many orphans around the world who have no one. When a child is born into your family, the child that you give birth to is what you get. My mother-in-law likes to tease my husband about how his dad said was an ugly baby. Ha! When we give birth we don't get to pick the hair color, or the eye color, or anything about the child. When we adopt, it is our choice, our pick. Could you imagine being taken into the foster home program or into an orphanage and wondering if anyone was ever going to adopt you into a 'real' family? How special it would be for someone to hand pick us after they KNEW us! Wow! This is what God is doing today. He knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows our ups and downs. Our successes and failures. He even knows our secret thoughts...our dreams, our desires, our ambitions. There is nothing about you that is hidden from his sight. If you were waiting to be adopted and God were doing the chosing, and you wanted to be part of his family he would say, ABSOLUTELY! Wow.
he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will--Ephesians 1:5
So many people suffer from low self esteem. Self esteem is exactly what it sounds like, an estimation of self. Why not see yourself the way that God sees you. God hand picked you to adopt into HIS family. He picked you knowing exactly who you are, and was happy the day that you said, "yes" to His call.
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." Rom. 8:15
There is no fear in love, but perfect love cast out fear. So many are afraid that they are not measuring up. Afraid of not measuring up as a parent, as a friend, as a spouce, as a provider, as a shepherd, as a child of God. Realize that HE hand picked you! God isn't trying to make his mind up about you, He is stuck on you...He has given us the Holy Spirit to lead us to himself.
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you. Rom. 8:11
It is the Spirit of God that causes us to call out abba father, it is His Spirit that quickens our mortal bodies. The Holy Ghost is the comforter. Jesus said it is good that I go to be with the Father because if I didn't go, I could not send the precious Holy Spirit to you. Ask the Holy Spirit to dwell within you, the Holy Spirit will envelope you in the Love of God.
