Hello, my name is Nick. I’m a grateful believer in Jesus Christ who is overcoming issues of codependency. Again, my name is Nick.
It’s at this point I typically hear the echoing, resonating, beautiful sound from the people of Celebrate Recovery sounding off with “Hello Nick!” People love to hear their name! People love to be noticed! People love to be a part of something bigger than themselves! This is why I love Celebrate Recovery! Some people, for the first time in their life, are being acknowledged, being noticed, receiving positive, healthy attention! You matter! Your life has meaning! Your life has worth! People actually want to be around you and not because of something you HAVE or something you DO or the way you LOOK, but simply because you are you….THAT’S Celebrate Recovery!
Read Ephesians 3:14-21. Wow! Read it again.
Allow me to write out something that simply jumped out at me from this selection of Scripture (emphasis mine; NLT)…
…the Father
…the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth
…his glorious, unlimited resources
…Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust him
…Your roots will grow down into God’s love
…may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is
…May you experience the love of Christ
…you will be made complete
…all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think
We serve such a MIGHTY, AWESOME God! He LOVES YOU! The world around you may not take notice of you, people may simply pass you by, you might be overlooked, BUT GOD KNOWS YOU and HAS KNOWN YOU and WANTS TO KNOW YOU MORE! You are his child! His son! His daughter! You have his heart and he desires to live within yours!
Do not be discouraged by the people of this world. Not by their words. Not by their actions. For God so loved YOU that he gave his one and only son. He looks down upon you and sees a world changer. He looks down upon you and sees someone who can make a difference in this community, in this world!
He’s already taken notice of you. He knows your name. In his eyes you matter more than you can possibly imagine.
Today, who will you choose to listen to?
It’s at this point I typically hear the echoing, resonating, beautiful sound from the people of Celebrate Recovery sounding off with “Hello Nick!” People love to hear their name! People love to be noticed! People love to be a part of something bigger than themselves! This is why I love Celebrate Recovery! Some people, for the first time in their life, are being acknowledged, being noticed, receiving positive, healthy attention! You matter! Your life has meaning! Your life has worth! People actually want to be around you and not because of something you HAVE or something you DO or the way you LOOK, but simply because you are you….THAT’S Celebrate Recovery!
Read Ephesians 3:14-21. Wow! Read it again.
Allow me to write out something that simply jumped out at me from this selection of Scripture (emphasis mine; NLT)…
…the Father
…the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth
…his glorious, unlimited resources
…Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust him
…Your roots will grow down into God’s love
…may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is
…May you experience the love of Christ
…you will be made complete
…all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think
We serve such a MIGHTY, AWESOME God! He LOVES YOU! The world around you may not take notice of you, people may simply pass you by, you might be overlooked, BUT GOD KNOWS YOU and HAS KNOWN YOU and WANTS TO KNOW YOU MORE! You are his child! His son! His daughter! You have his heart and he desires to live within yours!
Do not be discouraged by the people of this world. Not by their words. Not by their actions. For God so loved YOU that he gave his one and only son. He looks down upon you and sees a world changer. He looks down upon you and sees someone who can make a difference in this community, in this world!
He’s already taken notice of you. He knows your name. In his eyes you matter more than you can possibly imagine.
Today, who will you choose to listen to?
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