As a little girl she was extremely shy.  In fact, people didn’t even know she existed.  She  began to think she had no value.  When she became a teenager, she got involved in extra-curricular activities.  To her surprise, she excelled at them.  People started to notice her.  She learned that as long as she was successful at what she did, people would like her.

This little girl grew up and became a stay-at-home-mom.  As long as she crossed things off her “To Do” list — she felt good about herself, like she had accomplished something.  But if she hadn’t crossed everything off her list — she felt bad, like a failure.  No one complimented her for her hard work at home.  She felt unnoticed.

When she was alone with her thoughts, she felt like a failure.  Like she wasn’t ENOUGH.  She would often say to herself, “What’s wrong with me?”  “Why can’t I get my act together?”  All the time, she kept busy to avoid the deep pain she felt inside.  The voices in her head kept repeating the same message.  You have no value.  Nobody really cares.

This little girl needs to know,

“Who will love me for me?  God send someone to love me.”  (JJ Heller in her song, “What Love Really Means”)

Just like Jacob, we understand what it is like to be “labeled.”  Those messages that we hear over and over again in our heads are clues to help us identify those areas that still need God’s healing touch.  Allow God to get to the root of your pain.  Identify the lies you’ve believed and recognize how those lies have played out in your life.  Remember… God loves you.  He has a good plan for your life.  Allow Him to give you a new IDENTITY and a new PURPOSE for living.  Only God can love you the way you were meant to be loved.  Only God can satisfy you.  He is ENOUGH.