"Do you know what you're doing?"
"You're no good for me."
Those were the words spoken over my life time and time again. What else was I supposed to do? Nothing else but believe all those false thoughts of myself. At that time I placed the Bible at the back of my mind, forgetting God's truth over my life.
Time after time I was rejected, kicked to the curb, named the outcast in society. I had a very hard time fitting into the "it" club. They were the popular kids and everyone liked them. I on the other hand was not popular. I was a chubby teenager with tons of zits all over my face. No guy ever wanted to date me and there was nothing to do on a Saturday night.
I developed low self esteem and became very desparate for anyone. It even got worse that I was very willing to take anything. Men saw a beautiful rose that was very inviting and inticing. They became intrigued and took advantage of my luring scent. Every attempt to start a relationship failed. One after the next, they dumped me. Outside of relationships, my lecturers weren't too kind to me. They thought I had no future in a career. I became frustrated and angry at myself. Oh yes I knew God, but still I didn't understand what He meant when He said He loved me.
At the point of no return, there came a time I was willing to end it. I didn't want to live anymore. My path seemed dark and dim. No one cared, no man wanted me and my career was in the pits. Then the Rescuer stepped in. He had enough of the torment I went through. I was a crumpled rose. I lost the colour and the life of my rose petals.
By His hand He recreated me. He took the time to scrape what remained of me and performed a miracle. He planted me in His garden and shined His light on me. Like a faithful gardner, He gave me water and ensured the soil I lived in was fertile enough for my roots to grow strong and firm in Him. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Psalm 1:3 NIV
When I wasn't considered to be someone who would go somewhere, He saw it from a billions of miles away at His throne. Every day I was surrounded by people and they never saw the potential in me. But my Lord, the One who sees all, saw this diamond, the treasure within. I am sure He would say you were once My Rejected Rose but now you glow and represent My Glory.
Isaiah 61:3 NIV and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
Comfort Her
