Day 10

Accept yourself- accept that you have been broken, wounded, battered, scarred; accept this and that this has been done to Me (the Christ) as well (Rev 3:17). Belittled, spit upon, beaten, dragged, mocked, stripped, this was done to Jesus (Isaiah 53). How does one survive this treatment, endure it and move on to new life? How did your Lord overcome these wounds?

 I endured believing My father would come, that he would act on My behalf. You know My words in Scripture and My great wounding. I doubted, I despaired, I grew angry. I was honest with My father and told Him what I needed…water, deliverance, from fear and that I doubted Him. I needed My Father’s power. I needed Him to be real and who He said He was in the light, in My darkness. I waited for His love to reach Me-it did. I waited on Him in pain and glory came. He sent Me resurrection from the pain.

See yourself as the little child I see you as, wide-eyed and beautiful.  You were innocent in many ways as a child then and you were held by the hands of Me and others. But you grew up and you wanted to let go of My hands and you wanted your own way. You grew to flee the protection of your parents and grandparents. You ran to lovers. Those lovers may have lifted you up or torn you down and made you feel ugly. But you will retain your beauty always, though the scars will affect you.  I will speak to you of your beauty. I will not let you forget your beauty.