It doesn't matter...

Have you ever taken a physical blow? Hit your finger? Stubbed your toe? It hurts doesn’t it? When you’re physically in pain you simply want to curl up in a ball until the pain goes away.

There are some pains worse that physical pain however. I’m talking about the pain inflicted by words. Recently I found myself reeling from the blows of words designed to hurt. For a moment they hit me like actual blows to my chest. That night I found myself crying out to my heavenly father to take away the sting, to help me not to allow hurt to fester inside.

As I prayed I heard the Holy Spirit whisper in words my mother often said to me…

“It doesn’t matter what people say. What does God say?”

What does God say about His children?

God says that…we are the apple of his eye… Zechariah 2:8

God says that…we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus… 2 Corinthians 5:21

God says that…we are His masterpiece… Ephesians 2:10

God says that…we are loved… John 3:16

God says that…we belong to Him…Isaiah 43:1

Thank you Lord, for reminding me that what you say is all that really matters.