Consider this little note your Personal Service Announcement for the week …
You are a big deal. Right now, just as you are.
You have talents and gifts that make the world a better place, even if those gifts are hard for you to see these days.
You have a way of showing up in conversations and situations that make life more interesting and enjoyable for those around you, even if your current reactions aren’t always reflecting that.
Your heart was created for hope and love and joy, even if discouragement has covered those life-givers like a wet blanket during this season.
You are a big deal.
Your life is a big deal.
Lean in here a bit, please. These words are important …
You are loved. Unconditionally, without exception. Even if someone in your little circle is telling you something different. Even if you are telling yourself something different.
Perhaps you’re getting a whole bunch of messages that tell you that you’ve messed up too much. That it’s too late. That things can’t be fixed and will never change.
Oh, friend, stop listening to those messages. Right now. Don’t let them take you down the pity road. Take out the ear plugs that are drowning out the messages of truth.
You are loved. And there’s no mess that will stop God from loving you. He is always chasing you. Waiting for you. Calling you. Inviting you. And you don’t need to fix anything before you just fall into His loving arms. You don’t have to have your ducks in a row or have your act together. Your house doesn’t need to be clean, and you don’t have to lose the weight.
We’ve all messed up. We all have fears and worries. And we all have something about ourselves that we wish could be changed with a magic wand. That’s life. THE GOOD NEWS is that God loves us anyway. And in that love we find HOPE. JOY. PEACE.
If today seems a bit rough, know this …
A better day is ahead.
You will share your gifts and talents more fully again. Your one-in-a-kind personality and beautiful smile will brighten up the room again. Your heart will be joyful, your mind will feel clear, and you will find joy in life again.
Until then, if there’s only one thing your heart can focus on today, remember this …
You are loved.
You are a big deal.
And nothing and nobody can ever change that.
