How God Sees You
Much of your happiness in life depends on how you think God sees you.
Sadly, many of us have a wrong idea of God's opinion of us. We base it on what we've been taught, our bad experiences in life, and many other assumptions. We may think God is disappointed in us or that we'll never measure up. We may even believe God is angry with us because try as we might, we can't stop sinning.
But if we want to know the truth, we need to go to the source: God himself.
God tells you how he sees you in his personal message to his followers, the Bible. What you can learn in those pages about your relationship with him is nothing short of amazing. God Sees You as His Beloved Child
If you are a Christian, you are not a stranger to God. You are not an orphan, even though you may sometimes feel alone. The heavenly Father loves you and sees you as one of his children:
"'I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,' says the Lord Almighty." (2 Corinthians 6:17-18, NIV)
"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1, NIV)
No matter how old you are, it's comforting to know that you are a child of God. You belong to a loving, protective Father. God, who is everywhere, keeps watch over you and is always ready to listen when you want to talk with him.
But the privileges don't stop there. Since you've been adopted into the family, you have the same rights as Jesus:
"Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory." (Romans 8:17, NIV)
God Sees You as Forgiven
Many Christians are staggering under a heavy load of guilt, afraid they have disappointed God, but if you know Jesus Christ as Savior, God sees you as forgiven. He does not hold your past sins against you.
The Bible is clear on this point. God sees you as righteous because the death of his Son cleansed you from your sins.
"You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you." (Psalm 86:5, NIV)
"All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name." (Acts 10:43, NIV)
Jerry H. Miller / brothermiller1@yahoo.com
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