There comes a time in each one of our lives when we question our worth. We’re human, and life is hard. I get it.

BUT before you and I were ever born, and before the very foundations of the earth were formed, God chose us. He approved us and called us His own. You may have been overlooked by people in your life -- maybe friends, or even family. Maybe you were overlooked by someone whose opinion you actually cared about; but remember, God won’t EVER overlook you like that. He handpicked you, and He cares for His children. He chose you to be set apart from the world for a greater purpose. Rejection of man is not rejection of God. Let that truth sink down in your heart. You are God’s most valued possession. You are special. You are valuable. He knows everything about you; He even knows the number of hairs you have on your head.

God gave you the gifts and abilities you have for a purpose.

The situations you are facing right now have nothing to do with the love He has for you. Those are simply trials. Situations will not always go our way, storms will be bigger than we expect, and life will give us a run for our money sometimes. However, we still do have a purpose, and so do our situations. On those days we feel as though nothing goes our way, we are given an opportunity to turn to God, cast our cares to Him, and feel a sense of peace. I have definitely had days in which from the moment I woke up, nothing seemed to go my way. One time, I had a huge headache, a stuffy nose, and a bad cough the minute I woke up.

I got to school and more things went wrong. I could already tell this was the kind of day I wish would already end. Overwhelmed with anxiety and frustration, I went to the bathroom and just cried. I tried pushing through the day, and when It was finally over I went home and continued crying. I thought days like this would be over (let me say, I had a whole week of days like this a month ago), but that obviously that wasn’t true.

That night, I read something I found on Twitter, and it was something I definitely needed.

Situations like the one I was facing, were simply little and unimportant things mushed all together. Before I even had time to process my thoughts that day, my flesh got in the way. If I had given it to God first thing, it wouldn’t have even needed to cross my mind how to solve it. Here’s the thing: You carry great value and significance. God doesn’t do things to you as a divine exercise of His power. He lets storms come to show you how much reliance you could have on him. Looking at problems in a worldly view will cause anxiety and stress, but looking at them through the eyes of Jesus as a chosen child will give you power to destroy them before they can destroy you. Nothing will ever be too big for him to handle. His children are His beloved. So, don’t ever lose sight of that fact that you have got this whole life thing down.

You just need to keep going and rest in the fact that you are handpicked by God. Chosen. Redeemed. Set apart. That’s who you are.