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How He Really Sees You




"Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours because you are
precious to me. You are honored, and I love you."
Isaiah 43:4
 
 
 
I will me the first to admit that I have some difficulties with moving forward in relationships with men. I will clearly see that things aren't progressing or that I am not equally yoked with that person, but because I find myself falling for the person they can potentially become instead of who they are I stay. This is definitely dumb and something I am seriously letting God deliver me from. Because I find myself dating a man's potential I'm sure you can believe that I try to force them to change into that potential. It is never wise to date a man's potential. You have to date who that person is at that very moment. Sure we all grow and change however its not by someone forcing us. Its a personal decision to begin to take the necessary steps in changing.
 
One day as I was dealing with this flaw I was led to Isaiah 43:4 which says, "Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you (Isaiah 43:4)." God said you are precious to Him. Webster defines precious as rare, very valuable or important, too valuable or important to be wasted or used carelessly, greatly loved. Take a few seconds to let that sink in a bit. When God looks at you, He thinks you are rare, very valuable, important, too valuable or important to be wasted or used carelessly, and greatly loved. It warms my heart to know that when God looks at me He thinks so much of me. After reading this I thought to myself, If you believed in what God thought about you, would you really let anyone treat you otherwise? Would you really waste your time staying in relationships or situations you know were never intended for you? The person God has for you would view you in the same light. They wouldn't deal with you carelessly or waste your time. They would know that you are rare and one of a kind.

God thinks so highly of us and anything or anyone that goes against what God has already said should not be in our lives. Once again its that thing called familiarity that keeps us from seeing this truth. The Bible tells us to fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2 Corinthians 4:18). When we focus on what we see we begin to believe that things could never get better so I might as well stay in this situation or relationship because I don't want to be lonely. But when we do that we're telling God that we don't believe that He will give us the desires of our heart (Psalm 37:4). If God believes that we are too important to be wasted or used carelessly don't you know He will give us the desires of our heart. God is faithful! Its takes faith to activate the blessings He has for us. The Bible says,"If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea, and it would obey you (Luke 17:6)!"

Let's begin to use our faith to move forward and receive the things God has for us. Let go of anything or anyone that keeps you from seeing the goodness God has for you. Remember God looks at us and says we are precious to Him, that we are honored, and He loves us. Lets trust in how God sees us!!!!
  

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