We know that
we are daughters of God. But knowing that
you are a child of God is one thing, believing that you are more than just His child is another.
I was
fortunate to grow up with a wonderful father.
He worked hard so that my brother and I could grow up in a good
neighborhood, and although money was tight, he made sure we never went
without. As my 16th birthday
drew near, I would teasingly tell my dad that I wanted a brand new Mustang,
teal in color, with gray interior.
Obviously I knew this was something I would never receive, but that was
always my answer when someone asked what I wanted for my birthday. The day of my birthday, I came home to find a
car in my driveway. My dad was standing there with a video camera (one of those
huge ones that had to be carried on the shoulder –
remember
those?), ready for my reaction. Beneath
a huge red bow was a Mustang, teal in color, with gray interior. It was not
brand new, in fact, it was pretty old. There were areas of varying teal color
in the paint and for being a Mustang, it had a super small, and slow
engine. But I didn’t notice any
of that when I came home that day. I cried into the camera as I kept repeating,
“we can’t
afford this, we can’t afford this.”
My
dad did the best he could to give me the desires of my heart. He found this old
car, asked a friend to paint it for him, and did his best to keep it a surprise
until my birthday. In that moment, I knew I was more than just his daughter. I
was his treasure.
That’s
exactly how our Father in heaven feels about each of us. He wants so
desperately to give us the desires of our hearts. It's easy to accept the truth
that we are, in fact, daughters of God, but it's another thing to believe that
He looks at us as more than just His children.
We are His treasured possessions:
"For you
are a [daughter] holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you
out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his [daughter], his
treasured possession." Deut 7:6
Let's face it:
our parents didn't get to choose us. They didn't get to piece together our
hearts, select our features or map out our complicated DNA.
But our God
carefully shaped each of us...with each individual, He dreamt about and then
created the woman He envisioned us to be. He held your heart in His mighty
hands and said, "she will do great things for me and I want to give her
everything she desires, for she is my treasure." God knew you before the
world did, so if there is anyone who wants to give us all that we desire, it's
the One who loved us first.
You are more
than just a daughter of God. You are His most precious gem, His most treasured
possession, and His dream fulfilled!
xoxo
xoxo
(Article originally written by Jennifer Osler and featured on GirlfriendsPray.org)
