Seeing Myself

“You are the one who put me together inside my mother’s womb, and I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this, I have no doubt.” Psalm 139:13-14 (CEV) As a child I had difficulty in seeing value in my life. I looked at other people and compared myself to them. When I didn’t think I measured up (which usually happened), I would look down on myself, thinking I was less than them. That whole thought pattern followed me into my adult years. It took a long time before I realized that I was a real somebody to God! Coming to that place brought a whole lot of changes in the way I looked at myself. I no longer saw myself as a “nothing.” I felt valuable, like I had something to offer. I wasn’t ashamed of who I was or wasn’t. Knowing Jesus made all the difference in the world! As I look back at the way I used to look at myself, I find it so different from my self-evaluation of today. I try to look at myself and see the person God made me to be, rather than the comparisons that I once used to base my self-worth on. I thank the Lord for the transformation He brought into my life. Dear God, thank You for how You’ve helped me see myself as worthwhile and valuable! Help me to never forget that! Amen. – Milly Jackson   Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website. Learn more about Council Fire at councilfire365.org