Do you ever feel inadequate, unloved,or alone? Maybe you feel rejected because you were abandoned by someone you really loved like a parent, spouse, or other family member, or even a friend.

Do you feel like you just don’t belong anywhere you go? I think we all may have experienced at least one of these feelings at some point in our lives. Well, let me just say these are lies from the enemy, Satan. He likes to make us feel unimportant. He likes for us to value ourselves on the basis of how people treat us. Satan loves to condemn us of our present and past sins.

He uses people in our lives to make us feel unworthy, to bring us down, and to hurt us with their actions and even their words. The bad thing is that the majority of the time we fall into the trap of believing these things.

We put more focus on that than we do our Heavenly Father and His love for us.

John 10:10 says, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

God loves you and God loves me. He loves us when we are unlovable, when we are living in the midst of sin, disobeying His word, and when no one else does. We are His!!!!! He created each and every person in the world. He made each and every one of us unique. His plans are for our differences to complement each other, and to compensate for what one cannot do. God doesn’t want us downtrodden and discouraged, living in fear and worry of the future. He doesn’t want us to view our worth through anyone else’s eyes but His.

Proverbs 18:24 says, “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

This friend is like no other. He is our Savior and Lord and He expects us to walk with our heads held high. He wants us to experience the peace, joy, and love that only He can supply. He removes our sins and cleanses us from all transgression. No one else in this world can do that. Only God can give us exactly what we need and even what we desire. We just have to find our joy and happiness in Him.

Psalm 37:4 states, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

God wants us to learn from these experiences that make us feel so unloved, inadequate, etc. We need to learn to show love and to encourage one another.

Pray about what it is God wants you to do.

God has a job for each and every one of us to fulfill. He has a purpose for every single one of us and for everyone that enters our lives. People aren’t always meant to stay in our lives forever. Don’t focus on who left or who is gone – focus on who is in front of you.

Focus on who you can serve.

Pray about what God wants you to do for someone else. God wants us to help others. There is no joy like being there to help someone in their time of need, taking time out of your schedule to check on someone, or just to be a listening ear.

Matthew 25:40 says, “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”

The most important thing in this world is showing God’s love. When we show God’s love I think we feel the love of God even stronger. We realize we do have a purpose and are not inadequate. We are not abandoned and alone. We are serving a true living almighty God, who sent HIs Son to die on a cross. The worst thing we may deal with is being rejected by some people who don’t see our worth. Jesus was rejected by many people and He still chose to die on the cross to save them and to save us. We reject Jesus at times in the things we choose to do and He still loves us. So remember to live with grace, mercy, and forgiveness and encourage each other. Find what it is God wants you to do and you will find your worth!!

Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”