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b'\\u201cI\\u2019m a failure! Does God even want me? I\\u2019ll never succeed at anything.\\u201d The lies wouldn\\u2019t stop, and I\\u2019d begun to believe them. Begun to believe that, because I had sinned, I was a mistake.\\nHave you ever felt like that? You know you belong to Jesus and you\\u2019ve read the truth in Scripture, but somehow, your mind refuses to accept it. Refuses to accept Ephesians 2:10 when it says, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nYou know Psalm 103:12 says, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d But you still feel the guilt. The sin seems to be wrapped around your ankles, tripping you up and holding you back. You still feel the lies: \\u201cNo one likes me. No one will ever want me. I\\u2019m a failure.\\u201d\\nBut wait! Even if those lies were true, wouldn\\u2019t God still love you? Is God\\u2019s love based on how many other people like you? Didn\\u2019t Jesus know the sin you\\u2019d struggle with when He died for you? Didn\\u2019t God know who you\\u2019d be when He created you? And didn\\u2019t He still create you in love?\\nOn those days when you struggle with the lies, and the truth doesn\\u2019t seem to seep in, pause and remember: God doesn\\u2019t believe the lies about you. God loved you before He created you. He loved you when He died on the cross. He loved you when He rose again. And He loves you even now. In Christ, nothing can separate you from God\\u2019s love (Romans 8:38-39). You may feel like an ugly failure, but God hasn\\u2019t let any of the things you feel stop Him from loving you. He will always love you. And, someday, Jesus will return to destroy lies and death forever. \\u2022 Priscilla J. Krahn\\n\\u2022 When you start believing Satan\\u2019s lies, who can remind you about the truth in God\\u2019s Word? \\n\\u2022 To learn more about what it means to belong to Jesus, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\nAnd to know Christ\\u2019s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nHebrews 11:1-12:3'