I will never forget the lady who came to me one day to talk about some difficulties she was having with her son. It soon emerged that the bigger problem she was having, was that of accepting herself and realising she was a person of great value. The breakthrough came when I told her how special she was because she was unconditionally loved by God, and was of great value because God created her, and that He would never make “junk”, and even more He sent Jesus to die for her.
The next day I received the following note from her:
“Dear Rod, at our last meeting I came to see you about my son but somehow you helped me realise that maybe I was worth loving and that maybe God could think I was worth knowing. I came from our talk feeling that I had insulted God all these years for thinking someone He had created was worthless. And I was suddenly convinced God loved me as I am, and I wanted to shout it out to everyone. It took the rest of the day for me to calm down. What a lovely feeling that was. I still have days of self-doubt, but then when I am thinking clearly I remember your words to me , ‘Do you think God would create junk?’ I always find myself laughing at these words. They stick in my mind and help me when I am down.”
And over the years I have had the opportunity to mention these words to many people who have found it difficult to accept that they are highly valued and esteemed by God. I trust that these words might be of value to some who read this article.