a simple but powerful message from Pastor Mark Driscoll about the identity that the Lord longs for His children to know and believe about themselves.
"Father- what did they say?
daughter- they said I'm ugly.
Father- you're not. they're lying. you're beautiful.
daughter- they said i'm stupid.
Father- they're wrong. you're not. you're great.
daughter- they said i'm not valuable.
Father- they're wrong. you're priceless.
daughter- they don't wanna be with me.
Father- well that's ok.. I can't live without you.
I need you to see yourself as I see you.
I need you to see, not just who you are, but who you're becoming."
daughter- they said I'm ugly.
Father- you're not. they're lying. you're beautiful.
daughter- they said i'm stupid.
Father- they're wrong. you're not. you're great.
daughter- they said i'm not valuable.
Father- they're wrong. you're priceless.
daughter- they don't wanna be with me.
Father- well that's ok.. I can't live without you.
I need you to see yourself as I see you.
I need you to see, not just who you are, but who you're becoming."
"the job of the Father is to take the spectacles that others have put in front of the eyes of the child.. take 'em off. take His spectacles.. put 'em on. this is where our identity is received from our father, it is not achieved by us. our identity is received from our father, it is not achieved by others' perceptions of us. "
