![]() ![]() Or maybe you grew up singing, “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know,” but recent events have made you question the truth of those lyrics. You see the giant highway signs that proclaim, “God Loves You!” but doubt those words could apply to you. Start reading about what to do when you question God’s love and then head over to iBelieve for the rest of the article. Memorize or post Isaiah 43:4 where you will be reminded of your value in God’s eyes. Next step: Sing or listen to “O Holy Night” and let the words “and the soul felt its worth” sink into your soul. Rejoice that because of Christ, your soul has worth. So when you begin to doubt your worth, reread those words, and feel your fear of not mattering melt away. “You are precious in My eyes and honored, and I love you.” So this Christmas, if while pushing through crowds you begin to wonder if you matter at all, remember that you are valuable in God’s eyes. Jesus came to redeem you so that you–yes, you–could live with Him forever by believing in His saving work on the cross. He cared enough for you to experience hunger, thirst, and even damp swaddling clothes. ![]() He loved you enough to lie on a bed of straw. You matter so much that Jesus left the comfort and splendor of heaven to be born to a poor Galilean couple. It informs each of us of our worth in God’s eyes. Thankfully, Christmas reminds me that I do matter. Does my puny life among so many make any difference at all? Am I just one of the herd? The world’s population has reached 7 billion. I wonder: Do they care? I shuffle through crowds looking for the perfect gift. ![]() In his book, Fearless, Max Lucado says that one of mankind’s greatest fear is the fear of not mattering. That line sang in my heart because truthfully I don’t always feel valuable. Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.” “Long lay the world in sin and error pining, One year while I was wrapping lights around the tree, one little lyric from the beloved carol, “O Holy Night” suddenly struck me as if I had heard it for the first time: I drag up all the boxes from the basement, assemble the Christmas tree, gently unwrap each ornament and hang it on a branch–all while listening to my favorite Christmas CDs. One of my favorite traditions of the Christmas season is to get out all of the decorations and put up the Christmas tree. ![]()
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