You are Mine

“But now, this is what the Lord says – he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1

The other day, I was crying out to God in a moment of anxiety and fear. Whenever fear grips me, I feel shame for letting it overwhelm my mind instead of trusting in His protection and power. And sometimes, even after praying, the fear still feels stronger.

But in this moment of prayer, God spoke something so powerful that made the fear flee. In my mind, I pictured Him looking down at me as His child, saying, “You are mine.”

The weight of those three simple words held so much power as the fear vanished instantly. I burst into tears and felt this sense of safety overwhelm me. Like nothing could harm me

because I belonged to Him; the God of the universe, who holds the whole world in His hands and makes the darkness tremble.

God then revealed something to me. He showed me that when he sees us, His children, He doesn’t see our sin, fear, or mess, no matter how ugly and dirty we think it is. He sees the pure and innocent sons and daughters He carefully knit in our mothers' wombs. When we are struggling with a sin or overcome with fear, He does not turn His face away. He comes running to our rescue. Because He's our Father. And we are His kids.

His heart for us is just full of so much love. Not anger. Not disappointment. Just pure love. No matter what you do. No matter where you go. No matter how unworthy or shameful you feel. He loves you. Just like the love the Father felt towards his lost son who had run away, in Luke 15:11-32.

Today, I just want to remind you that whatever darkness you may find yourself in, this is what God is saying to you: “You are mine.” And with those three words, the darkness has to flee.

You belong to Him. And nothing can ever separate you from His love.

 ^"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love." Romans 8:38-39

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I’m buried in darkness—

Heavy, bound.

I see my sin,

My scars,

My shame.

But He sees me—

The child, He carefully knit

in my mother’s womb.

Pure.

Spotless.

Whole.

How can this be?

I’ve rejected his love,

Spat in His face.

I should run.

I have to run.

But—

“You are Mine,”

I hear my Father say.

I freeze,

turning around

slowly.

“You are Mine.”

At the sound of those three words,

The dark lies flee.

Warmth floods over me.

My mind finally grasps this truth,

I am His.

And that is enough.

Forever embraced

by my Father's love.