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b'Not everyone has great parents. Not everyone has a family history they are\\nproud of. If that\\u2019s you, know this: God loves you no matter who your\\nparents are. They might be criminals. They might be people you aren\\u2019t proud\\nof and never want to be like. But if you\\u2019ve put your trust in Jesus, you\\nhave been adopted into God\\u2019s family. You are God\\u2019s child. No matter who\\nyour ancestors are or what they have done, you don\\u2019t have to be like them.\\nIf you know Jesus, you are set apart. You are different. You can look to\\nJesus and follow Him instead. Through His death and resurrection, He has\\nmade you new and enfolded you into His family. And His Holy Spirit lives in\\nyou, showing you God\\u2019s love, guiding you in His good ways, and empowering\\nyou to turn away from sin and live in love. You are more than the sum of\\nyour parents\\u2019 genetics. You are more than your family history. You are\\nGod\\u2019s child. It doesn\\u2019t matter who people expect you to be or what you may\\nhave always imagined you would be. The truest thing about you is that you\\nare God\\u2019s child. You can take your direction from Him. You are free to live\\nyour life how He calls you to and not worry about the expectations of\\nothers. This may take some hard work, but you can rely on Jesus and lean on\\nthe people He has put around you to help you discern God\\u2019s guidance and let\\ngo of unhelpful expectations. When you realize that you are God\\u2019s child,\\nyou can stop worrying about living this way or that. You can stop stressing\\nabout not doing enough or not accomplishing the same things as your parents\\nor siblings or others. You can start looking at yourself through His eyes\\ninstead. God created you. He made every unique part of you. He knows you.\\nYou are His child, and you are precious to Him. The Maker of the universe\\nformed you in your mother\\u2019s womb, and He has always had His eyes on you. He\\nmade you for a reason. No matter who your parents or ancestors are, you are\\nGod\\u2019s child. \\u2022 Bethany Acker \\u2022 While our family is an important part of who\\nwe are, it\\u2019s not all we are. When you get stressed about the expectations\\nof others, how could it be freeing to remember that you are God\\u2019s child?\\nSee what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called\\nchildren of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1a (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.139.13-Ps.139.18|Eph.5.1-Eph.5.2|1Pet.1.13-1Pet.1.25|1John.3.1'