1.
This was originally for some friends who were going into college this year, but I wanted to share with all y'all too. Hope it helps!
Y You are perfect the way you are, right
now.
a.
God made you the way you are. He loves
you the way that you are. Does that mean that you don’t need to change? Of
course not. God gave us time to use. To show more people who our great and
loving creator is. To get to know ourselves and God a bit more. To become more like Him. We always have room
to improve who we are and our faith. But God still loves us for who we are right now. He made us into the people we
are right now, and He is proud of us.
Don’t hate who you are. Know that you have things to improve on, but know that
even through that, God still loves you as
you are. Never hate yourself… Because if God can see the depths of your
heart and love you the same… You have no reason to hate yourself either. And
because of that…
b.
Don’t change yourself for anyone.
Believe it or not, there are plenty of people out there who are going to see
you and tell you to hide some of who you are. I know this isn’t going to do
much… But they don’t matter. I know I know… everyone says that. But seriously.
You can choose to focus on those people who do not see every amazing part of
you… or you can focus on those people who see you for all of what you are, the
good, and the bad, and love you just the way you are. Everyone is going to have
something they don’t like about you, but people can have things they don’t like
and still love you completely and unconditionally. It might sound insane… but
they exist… and they would do anything for you. Find those people, and don’t
let them go. Don’t run away from them. Let them be there for you. Focus on
them. There is an amazing gift in someone who sees you for exactly who you are,
and still loves you and never wants to give you up.
v Song to listen to:
1.
Indescribable by Chris Tomlin
2.
All you’ve ever wanted by Casting
Crowns
2.
You deserve to be happy.
a.
God did not put on this earth to be
sad. He put us here to worship Him and spread His love. Every time you feel
pain, God feels it right along there with you. He wants you to find joy and
hope. There is literally nothing you can do that would make God love you less.
God sent his one and only son to earth to die for us. He didn’t do that so we
could suffer. He did that so we could live in the freedom that Christ brought
us. We don’t have to live in guilt. God does not look at us and feel shame for
who we are. Like I said before, He looks at us and what He feels is pride. You
deserve happiness bud. Don’t let yourself feel anything different. And just a little piece of advice… If you
feel you have no reason to be happy… take a moment and look at the Creator you
believe in. He would do anything for
you. He loves you. He is not going to let you go through life only for
pain. He is going to bring you somewhere wonderful… You just need to remember
that.
b.
One last thing on this one… God does
not see us in our sin and think that any of our sins are greater than anyone
else’s. A sin is a sin is a sin is a sin. We all need the same amount of
redemption, and we all don’t deserve it at all. And God is ready to give it to
every one of us the same. And along those same lines, your pain is just as
important as everyone else’s. It doesn’t matter what you are upset about, what
matters is that you are in pain, and because you are in pain, so is God. Let
God take some of that, trust me he hates to see you suffering. Give some of it
to Him. And don’t forget that God gave you friends to help you through things.
It is okay to lean on other people. You don’t have to do this alone. He doesn’t
want you to go through life in a vacuum
v Song to listen to
1.
You are more by Tenth Avenue North
2.
East to West by Casting Crowns
3.
You can help people.
a.
I know there will be times when someone
close to you is hurting, and you want nothing more than to help them, but you
have no idea how to. You might feel worthless to them, but hey, trust me you
are not. There is always something you can do. Just listening, just being there
for them, just giving them a hug, trust me when I say that can change someone’s
life. But the best thing you can do? You can love them like Jesus loved you.
Love can change so much, I know it’s a total cliché, but seriously showing
someone how much you love them can change a life. Love them, and pray for them.
God did not ask us to do anything different, He asked us to love Him and love
others. Remind those around you of the love Jesus has for us by loving on them.
v Song to listen to:
1.
Love them like Jesus by Casting Crowns
4.
You are worth it.
a.
I’m going to keep this one short,
because I don’t want to get super overly repetitive, but you are completely
worth it. And you know how I know that? Because Jesus Christ thought you were
worth it. He died on a cross for you.
Jesus loves you so much, and His love goes so very far. He suffered for you. He
doesn’t want you to change who you are, He wants you exactly as you are. If He
thought you were worth it… I can be pretty darn sure that you are worth it.
Look, there will be times in life where you mess up and you hurt people. That
doesn’t make your friendship or your presence in their lives any less worth it.
Think about what you do to God every day. He knew you were going to hurt Him
and doubt Him and turn away from Him. And He still died for you. He put you in
these people’s lives for a reason, you bring so much more joy than you do pain.
Don’t only focus on what you do wrong, see the joy and positive things you
bring to other people’s lives. They love you. They want you in it... Don’t run
away from them. Please.
v Songs to listen to:
1.
Drops in the Ocean by Hawk Nelson,
2.
Who am I by Casting Crowns
5.
You are the child of the King.
a.
Hey. If you ever think you are not
important, remember whose child you are. God did not put you somewhere because
He thought that it would be great to put an extra worthless body there. Not
even close. God put you where you are because He has a plan for you. Whether
you believe in predestination or not, God does have something in mind for you,
and He is guiding you towards it. God put you where you are because you have a
role He wants you to play. You are the best you for the job you were put there
for. You are important. Try to see how special you are…everyone else can. If
you feel like you can’t do it, ask God for help… He wouldn’t put you somewhere
just to suffer. And hey if you are suffering… something is going to come out of
it that you could never imagine. God doesn’t want us to suffer, He wouldn’t let
it happen for nothing.
v Song to listen to
1.
Remind me who I am by Matthew West
6.
You are loved, and you are not alone.
a.
You are so, so, so loved. You are loved
by the people around you whose lives you touch. You are loved by people you
minister to, however you are called to do that. You are loved by me… even if
that doesn’t mean much to you or you don’t believe it. But most importantly,
you are loved by the King. The creator who has no reason to love you. But He loves you more than anyone, and
everyone on this planet could. You are so special, you are so loved. And God
didn’t put us here to go through everything by ourselves. He’s here with us. He
is walking on the same path you are, holding His hand out, begging you to take
it. He would never put you through something He wouldn’t go through himself. He
wants to go through this life with
you, and He’s always there, even when you don’t believe it. And if you still
feel alone… Look around you. God gave you people. They want to take some of it.
They hate to see you hurting. They want to help. Please… let them help. God put
them there for a reason. He doesn’t want you to take everyone else’s pain and
not give anyone any of your own. He wants you to lean on these people He gave you. Don’t act as though there
is no one. People love you. And they want to help you.
v Song to Listen to
1.
Strong Enough by Matthew West
Extra
Songs: Words I would say by the Sidewalk Prophets, Hosanna by Hillsong United
Signed,
The person who will never
forget, who is always here, and will never stop loving you.
