“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well” (Psalm 139:14).
My daughter, you are the one I made. You are the one I crafted. You are the one I adorn with garlands, with beauty I see, with beauty that sweeps Me off my feet.
I love you.
I love you.
And there is no guilt and cost and expectation in it. I love you because I do. You can’t alter it. You can’t change Me. You are what I have made, and I love what I have made.
Look up now, not down. I mean this:
I love you.
Like this.
How you are.
Right now.
There is nothing to chase down, my love. There is nothing to earn or improve or repair. I create. I heal what I have made. Let Me lean in, place my hand upon your heart.
I was there when you believed, for the first time, you weren’t beautiful. I was there, the second time, and the next time, too. I want you to know, I was there.
I was there when my daughter, whom I crafted, whom I adore, whom I formed and designed and shape ever still, believed she was less than what she should be. Less perfect, less valued, less worthy than. . . Less than who? Less than what, my daughter?
You are beautiful because I made you. You are exquisite because I shaped you. You are worthy because I say so. I chose you. I chose to make you.
You.
And daughter, I don’t make mistakes.
My love, hold my hand. See how I extend it to you, and I love to be with you.
My beautiful one.
My daughter.
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There is great power in community, in sharing with other brothers and sisters on the road of faith. This is why I often encourage my Loop sisters to plug into a local church and focus on building relationships. But I also know that sometimes, we need a little something more—and that’s why we have Loop Collective, a safe space for women to share, find healing, and move deeper into wholeness with Jesus. We have several rooms there, including the Living Room, where we share real life and real hope online and meet up virtually occasionally. Are you coming? Will I see you there?
“I am here now, within you. That is how you hear Me. Because of My Son, there need not be any separation between us. He came so that we can be together fully. So the hesitation you have—the doubt—can be overcome. Watch anxiety melt away as you get to know Me more. We are more than connected, you and I. Your heart is My heart; My love for you motivates Me to do everything I do—and everything I do is good.” → From FLAG No. 94. Read the full message here and allow Holy Spirit to create a new and holy moment right where you are.
As women, we have so many ways God can call us to build up and serve in our local churches. But are we trying to do it all? Or trying to do things He hasn’t even called us to do? Or sinking into resentment as we serve? In her article over at Desiring God, Kristin Couch writes, “Even in an age where discontentment is often championed and sly rebellion normalized, Christian women can revel in God’s appointed design. When we serve our church with a heart aimed toward biblical fidelity, God will receive glory, and the bride of Christ will glow.” What do you think, sister? How can you, in your unique situation, “revel in God’s appointed design”?
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