I need to hear this

All over social media, people say, "I don't know who needs to hear this," then they proceed to say something that's mostly funny, encouraging or inspiring. I like that. I appreciate it. And, it's me. I am the one who needs to hear this. I am the one who needs to be exhorted.

But sometimes, what they have to say is not exactly for me. It's not exactly what I need to hear. I need to hear something else. I can't always wait for somebody else to know what I need to hear. Or for them to take the time to post it for me. Most times, I need to hear the words that God speaks to me more clearly. I need to hear them spoken deep down into the depths of my soul. I need to hear them and have them etched on my heart. I need to hear them directly spoken into my life. I need to hear what God has to say to me directly from the Bible. I need to not just hear, but to make it make sense in my current situation.

After the journey that was the year 2020, I realized that the year tried to break me down. It made me feel less than good enough The struggles I endured played a number on my psyche. I started saying things to myself I haven't said in years. I began to hear what I know was not right. I heard the world talk about the happenings of the year as coincidences. I interpreted the unpleasant things that happened in my life as mistakes. I focused on my actions as errors. All the while, I did not pay enough attention to what I needed to hear. Those special treasures in the Bible that God wants me to hear about what God has to say about the course of my life. About what God feels about me, what God desires for me, and what God is willing to do for me. The things that are life giving and sustaining. The promises, declarations and plans that I have not heard or have forgotten that need to be restated in my hearing.

Like the fact that I am precious in God's eyes.

Let that marinate in you. God sees you wherever you are and whatever you are doing. The eyes of the Lord are on you. Not in a spying kind of way, but in a protective, loving way, like how a good parent watches over their child as they learn to walk. Ready to help at the slightest moment. God is watching just like that because you are precious to Him. I am precious to the Lord. You and I are of great value to God. Our lives are not trivial. Our actions are not condemned. Our living is not to be wasted or treated carelessly or haphazardly.

You are precious. Say it to yourself. Over and over again. Say it until you believe it. Say it so that you hear it.

You are precious.

The God who made the universe from just the words of His mouth says you are honored. You are to be treated with attention and respect, because you are distinguished by God.

You are honored.

Best of all, you are loved. God loves you. Not that general love of TV and movies. Not the fairytale love that has an ending. This love is eternal. It started before you started. It goes on and on and on. It never ends. You cannot outrun it. You cannot escape it. You cannot undo it. You cannot erase it. You need to hear it. The intimacy with which God says it. God says, "I love you." Not a general "you," but a specific you - you! The you who needs to hear it.

"I love you." - God.

"Kim, I love you." - God.

I need to hear this, so I'm saying it. I need to hear this because this, all that has happened, was all intended for me to be who I really am. I need to hear this. I'll bet you need to hear it, too.

I need to hear this

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