Faithwoman

Pardon me if I shared this already,but I do not think I have. It is something I wrote last June.. wow does time fly! We all must realize the Value we have, more importantly the Value the Lord has:

As I stood in the small chapel this morning giving my personal testimony and speaking words from my heart of the life I have had, there was a very calm and loving feeling that came over me.

It was my first visit to Southside chapel. Awhile back, my good friend Lynn invited me to go to church with her. When I woke up this morning with the sun shining bright, I thought today would be a great day to go visit her church. Little did I know the lesson the Lord had in store for me.

The folks and pastors at the church welcomed me with open arms. It is there in that chapel, I learned the lesson of Value. Pastor Dave gave the morning message and he stated “You are of value”. We all are of value.

Me? I am of value? Many trials and tribulations of life lead us to believe that we are of no value. I took the time this afternoon to reflect what Value means to me with my love for the Lord.

V- Victorious- We as believers and we who give our lives to Christ have victory over life. We have victory over the trials and tribulations that come upon us. When we learn that Jesus is the final answer we have true victory.

A- Affirmation- I have learned that I need to affirm my beliefs and my own self worth. Better yet I have learned to affirm my faith in Jesus. It is with positive self affirmations and a constant faith that my life continues to be blessed.

L- Love – Love is a powerful word. The Lord loves us each and every day. As a matter of fact, the Lord loves us each and every moment. There has been many times in my life that I have felt alone. During these lonely moments, I make myself remember that I am never alone. The Lord is always with me. He loves me unconditionally.

U- Unique- We all are unique individuals. The Lord created each and every one of us. We all have a unique purpose that the Lord put in us. It is our calling to seek the divine unique purpose that the Lord has for us.

E- Everlasting Eternity- We are promised an Everlasting Eternity with the Lord. It is up to each and every one of us to create each new day we are given. “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it”. How many days have you woken up and just feel like you cannot go on in life? We all have those days. How many times a day are you tempted to sin and not walk in the life of Christ? I encourage you to keep your eyes focused on the cross. It is with perseverance, faith and a love for the Lord that will bring you and me to the place they call eternity. When Satan comes knocking in your life, just remember to say “Jesus will you get that for me!”.

I do have value. You have value. We all have value. I find during my struggling times that by reading the word and praying feverishly, that peace and calm can be in my life.

If you ever doubt your own self worth or value, I encourage you to go to the nearest mirror or window and peer into it. Speak to that person looking back and you. Shout at the reflection- I am of value! I am a child of God! No one can take that away from me!
I did not have to pay for the value of my life. The bill was paid many years ago on that cross – and the nails that were bore into the Son of God were priceless. He died for you and for me. He died so we may have life. He died to show us we are of Value. With that value comes victory, affirmation, love, uniqueness and the best gift Everlasting Eternity.

I thank you Pastor Dave, Pastor Shawn and Pastor Cy and all the folks at Southside for an awesome Sunday morning.

It is through your sharing that I truly learned the lesson in store that the Lord had for me. That lesson was I do have Value.


Faithwoman
June 24, 2007