purpose

'I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt.'

Jer 31:4 NKJV

Don't allow anybody but God to tell you what you're worth. That's too much power to give anyone. If people can label you, they can limit you.

Until you know how God feels about you, you'll know neither your worth as an individual nor your life's purpose. You'll worry about how you look, what others think, and whether or not you're going to succeed in life.

But when you believe God's promise, 'I have loved you with an everlasting love... I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt' (v.3 NKJV), you're free to focus on improving and reaching your God-given potential.

What life has torn down, God can rebuild. If you're suffering from lack of self-worth, here's a prayer to help you: 'Father, sometimes I think I'm of no use, that I can't do anything right, that nothing I do is ever good enough. But I know that when You look at who I am, and who I can be - You see Jesus.

And He is good enough!

It's good enough that He shed His precious blood to cover my unworthiness.

Good enough that He paid the price for every sin I would ever commit.

Good enough that He's working to perfect me each day.

Good enough that He sees me as 'righteous' in Christ.

Good enough that He's interceding for me at the throne of God right now.

Good enough that He's mending the broken areas of my life and making me whole.

Good enough that His love for me is everlasting and guaranteed.

Thank You, Father, that everything Jesus does is good enough, and that in Him,

I am good enough too!'

Grow into your destiny

God prepares us for our destiny, much like a tree. He plants seeds of passion and desire in our hearts. As we feed our faith, we grow into our destiny. It is important to realize that seasons of pruning and refining, like a tree, are for growth. Many times before fruit can be added, distractions must be subtracted.

Have you ever seen a tree that has been pruned? It looks like it had a bad day, but pruning stimulates fruit production. Any time God is "hacking away" at you, it may look like you went backwards, but if you'll learn to have faith, when you look like this it just means you're headed to a new level of productivity in God!

1 Peter 1:7 (New Living Translation)

⁷ These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

Sometimes God works on you, cutting away the excess and whittling you into something completely different. When you think you'll never produce fruit, God works a miracle.

Jesus said,

John 15:5 (New Living Translation)

⁵ “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

As long as you stay connected to that Vine, which is Jesus, it doesn't matter what you go through. He is your source for life, healing and destiny. Whatever problem you face, just stay in God's presence and your fruitful days are coming. God is your source......

If God has given you a vision and a calling, don't give up. Get into His presence and wait for your appointed time.

Habakkuk 2:3 (New American Standard Bible)

³"For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.

Just like a strong tree, God is raising you up and nurturing you for a divine purpose. Don't give up!!!!