3 Reasons Your Life Matters to God

Our world can feel mighty big. There are billions of humans with a unique story covering this planet. It’s easy to feel that we are insignificant when we compare ourselves to others. Social media has grown this idea that I can’t compare myself to others; I’m not good enough, talented enough, rich enough, successful enough, fit enough, a good enough parent, cook, and on the list goes! From a young age, we are inundated with unrealistic images of perfection perpetuating the idea that we should bow out before we even begin because we have nothing unique to offer our world.This goes entirely against the message of the Gospel, and it is a lie the evil one uses to take us out of the game. Each and every life matters to God. We are all ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ as his Word tells us (Psalm 139:14). You are profoundly important not because of what you can do but because of who you are! You are a child of God (John 1:12-13). The world wants us to believe that production equals value, but God’s economy is entirely different. God says identity defines our worth; the best news is that, thankfully, as his Creation, our identity is secure!God calls us to live as a living sacrifice to him (Romans 12:1), which means we don’t have to offer him perfection. We just have to make ourselves available to him. Thank God perfection is not a qualifier for him to work! We’d all be doomed, most of all me. My sin haunts me, but God’s grace covers me. It’s a miraculous cycle that keeps me on my knees, thanking God that he can do great things with what little I have to offer. You matter more than you could ever imagine to your Father God.Photo Credit: ©iStock/Getty Images Plus/Lyndon Stratford | Written by Amanda Idleman | iBelieve.com | Read full story at Read More