Reflections on a Weekend at Hume

Precious Sisters,
I just experienced of the most impacting weekends of my Christian life at Hume Lake. I have been slowly unpacking it as the days progress. I wanted to share just one of the lessons the speaker, Lori Salierno, shared with us.

I don't know if it is as difficult for you as it is for me to accept the TRUTH that the God who created the heavens and the earth is CRAZY in LOVE with ME! There must be others who struggle as I do, because Lori spent an entire evening on it. Her title was, "How You View Yourself Will Determine How You Serve God and Relate To Others." Here in a nutshell is what she shared with us. I hope it will give you a jolt of understanding, and some tools to combat the lies of the enemy, who does not want you to believe this truth.

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Psalm 139:13-16

Point A: God loves you so much He can't take His eyes off you! You need to view yourself like God does, and find your identity in Christ. Usually we have a title connected to the roles we play, like wife or mother or teacher.... we need to have a title reflecting our role as daughter of the King... like "Loved by God".
Point B: God will never leave your presence. Surround yourself with positive people, messages and books, do not compare yourself with others.
Point C: God has known you longer than anyone alive. Affirm what you know to be true about yourself - you are TOTALLY accepted, UNCONDITIONALLY loved, FULLY forgiven and FULLY pleasing. (She used the acronym "TUFF".)
Point D: God thinks about you ALL the time. Renew your mind with healthy habits of thought and recognize the dangers of a poor self-image.
Point E: God wants the best for you. Refuse to accept lies concerning yourself and surrender to the Lordship of Christ.

Again, I don't know about you, but for me, at the place where I am in my life, this was truly an affirmation that I needed. It made me realize that for as long as I have been a Christ Follower, I have believed this in my mind, but not in my heart... and God gave me a picture... of my heart, with a wall around it... like the city of Jericho... and He, in his compassion and faithfulness, and incredible love for me, has patiently been marching around that wall, waiting for the ground to be soft and tender... You have loved me with an everlasting love, I am the apple of Your eye, You knew me before the world came to be, Your compassion for me will never fail.... Blow that trumpet, Lord, blow....