....child

DEAR CHILD,

As your father, I just wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are because there is the "father of lies" who will try to deceive you. He will try to tell you that you are... 

     not good enough, 

     not attractive enough, 

     not thin enough, 

     not strong enough, 

     not smart enough, 

     not righteous enough, 

     and that you are simply unimportant to Me.

He will try to tell you that you have...

     broken one too many promises, 

     fallen one too many times, 

     lived one too many lies, 

     been going in the wrong direction so long, that it is pointless to turn back now.

But guess what?  You do not belong to him.  He is NOT your father.  I AM!!!

You see, you are 

     My creation. 

     My workmanship.

You have been born of My thought, every part of you placed together by My hands.

     You have my thumbprint upon you. 

     You are My child, the child of "THE KING"!

I look at you and see a precious, priceless pearl. There is... 

     no ocean I would not swim, 

     no mountain I would not climb, 

     no price I would not pay to have you and to be with you and call you My own.

In fact, I already have. I have done all that I could, given all that there is. 

I desire to be with you every moment of every day. How I long for you to talk to Me every day. 

     My love for you never grows cold. 

     My promises are never broken (contrary to what he might lead you to believe). 

     My character never changes. And you, my child have been made in My image.

I love you dearly, unconditionally and completely. 

     I understand every emotion that you have. 

     I've been there. 

     I count every tear that you cry. 

     I know every hair on your head.

And do you know what? I even know your weaknesses and your failures and your fears. I know those hidden parts of you that you wish would go away. Those dark corners of your world that you stuff deep down, praying that no one will ever see. 

     I have already seen them and they will not change my love for you. Nothing will.  

     I love your heart and I desire all of it.

I just wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are and how precious you are to Me.

With Unmeasurable Love,

Your Heavenly Father