The Well- January 14, 2020

Weather Report From Heaven: Sunny and bright, with an abundance of light and lots of singing and rejoicing. Scripture- “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”- 1 Peter 2:9 […]

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On January 14, 2021
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Weather Report From Heaven: Sunny and bright, with an abundance of light and lots of singing and rejoicing.

Scripture- But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”- 1 Peter 2:9

Insight: If I were to assign a name to this particular post, it would be called “Seeking affirmation, finding acceptance.” Here’s some details on why this is. I have been seeking affirmation most of my life, since my dad walked out the door when I was 12 years old. When you don’t get that fatherly affirmation as a young boy, it leaves you feeling unworthy. I spent a lot of time in my life trying to get others to validate me, striving to prove my worth and receive praise,  but they never could fill the void left by my father. I really wanted his affirmation and his alone. I was on a constant mission to fill that void, but it never satisfied. Have you ever felt like that? Like you just weren’t good enough? It is a painful place to be,  so I moved to the next phase which was anesthetizing that pain with anything I could get my hands on. The buzz would be a temporary elixir but when it wore off, I was worse off than before. This is a slippery slope, and I could feel it was heading for a bad ending.

But just in time I met Jesus and his love rescued me from the void in my life. He let me know pretty quickly that He was all I really needed to feel my worth, because He had paid a great price to redeem me from my sins and He had never stopped pursuing me. He told me I could stop running and seeking other’s affirmation because He was God, He forgave me for every wrong decision I had ever made and He loved me. More importantly, He let me know  through His word in the Bible that He accepted me as His child and that I was His prized possession. ( 1 Peter 2:9 ) What  a burden I felt lifted off of my back. No more weight of trying to prove my worth and value to other people. I didn’t have to spend the rest of my life seeking the affirmation of others, because I have it in Christ. While it still rears its ugly head up from time to time, after all these strongholds are sometimes huge boulders in our life, I can now quickly pivot to remembering that Christ’s acceptance is greater than any human affirmation., and all I will ever really need. So I say humbly, thank you Jesus, you are worthy of all of my praise.

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