You Are Valuable to God

Whitney Hopler

God treasures you. As His valuable child, you're called to step into an inheritance of love and power. But if you don't view yourself as God sees you, you can't live the life He wants you to live.

Perhaps you're living under the burden of shame caused by painful incidents from your past - some mistakes, or some insults from others. But you don't have to let your past sap joy from your present and future.

Here are some ways you can seek God's healing for past pain and move confidently into a life of freedom with a loving heavenly Father:

Adapted from The Princess Within: Restoring the Soul of a Woman, copyright 1999 by Serita Ann Jakes. Published by Albury Publishing, Tulsa, Okla., www.alburypublishing.com, 1-800-811-3921.

Serita Ann Jakes is the first lady of The Potter's House church in Dallas, Texas. She ministers to the church's approximately 10,000 women and also to women throughout the United States through speaking engagements and conferences. She and her husband, Bishop T.D. Jakes, have five children.

Are there any painful secrets from your past -- such as mistakes or insults from others -- that are causing you shame? Have you confessed past painful incidents to God and received His healing? How does viewing yourself from God's perspective make a difference in your life? Visit Live It's forum to respond, or read what others have to say. Just click on the link below.

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