This Book Blessed My Heart --- Hope It Blesses You As Well

God Thinks Your Wonderful by Max Lucado

God is fond of you!
If he had a wallet your photo would be in it
If he had a refridgerator your picture would be on it
He sends you flowers in the spring and a sunrise every morning
Whenever you want to talk he'll listen
He can live anywhere in the universe and he chose your heart
Face it... He's crazy about you
By the way, it may be difficult for you to believe that God knows your name...
But he does.... written on his hand... spoken by his mouth....whispered by his lips
Your name!
"I have written your name on my hand" Isaiah 49:16
Our hearts are not large enough to contain the blessings that God wants to give
So try this. The next time a sunrise steals your breath... or a meadow of flowers leaves you Speechless.... remain that way
Say nothing and listen as heaven whispers "Do you like it? I did it just for you."
If we give gifts to show our love, how much more would he?
He could have left the world flat and gray... but he didn't
He splashed orange in the sunrise....and cast the sky in blue
And if you love to see geese as they gather, chances are you'll see that too
Did he have to make the squirrel's tail furry?
Was he obliged to make the birds sing and the funny way that chickens scurry...
Or the majesty of thunder when it rings? Why give a flower fragrance or give food its taste?
Could it be he loves to see that look upon your face?
So promise me you'll never forget that you aren't an accident or an incident... you are a gift to The world, a divine work or art signed by God.
"You knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13
You were knit together
You weren't mass-produced. You aren't an assembly-line product.
You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on this earth... by the Master Crafts-man.
He thinks you are the best thing to come down the pike in quite a while
Turn to the sidelines; that's God cheering your run
Look past the finish line; that's God applauding your steps
God is for you!
Had he a calendar, your birthday would be circled
If he drove a car, your name would be on his bumper
If there's a tree in heaven, he's craved your name in the bark
Maybe you don't want to trouble God with your hurts but... "he cares about you" (1Peter5:7)
He is waiting for you to embrace you whether you succeed or fail
Your heavenly father is very fond of you and only wants to share his love with you
"Blessed be the Lord your God who has delighted in you"... 1Kings10:9
Untethered by time God sees us all; vagabonds and ragamuffins all, he saw us before we were Born and he loves what he sees.
Flooded by emotion overcome by pride, the Starmaker turns to us, one by one, and says, "You Are my child. I love you dearly. I'm aware that someday you'll turn from me and walk away. But I want you to know I've already provided a way back."
You have captured the heart of God
He cannot bear to live without you
God's dream is to make you right with him
And the path to the cross tells us exactly how far God will go to call us back
"He is not our love for God; it is God's love for us in sending his Son to be the way to take away Our sins." 1 John 4:10
"Can anything make me stop loving you?" God asks
Never
No
Not In A Million Years
Never Ever
"You wonder how long my love will last? Watch me speak your language, sleep on your earth, And feel your hurts. Find your answer on a splintered cross, on a craggy hill. That's how much I Love you."
God does more than forgive our mistakes; he removes them! We simply have to take them to Him. You can talk to God because God listens
Let a tear appear on your cheek, and he is there to wipe it
He has sent his angels to care for you, his Holy Spirit to dwell in you... his church to encourage You, and his word to guide you
As much as you want to see him, he wants to see you more
If you want to touch God's heart, use the name he loves to hear
Call him Father
He thinks you're wonderful!