I am known.
Not because of how many people know me.
Not because of how many friends I have, or what calling I have, or how extroverted I am.
I am known because I am His.
I am understood.
Not because of how great a writer I am.
Not because I share my feelings often.
I am understood because I am His.
I am loved.
Not because I am righteous.
Not because I accomplish my to-do list, or I have a beautiful home, or my kids are well-behaved.
I am loved because I am His.
I am never lost.
Even when I feel all alone.
Even when I’m sure no one can understand the intricacies of what I feel.
Even when I distance myself from God due to my own choices.
Even when I walk in the room and I don’t know who to sit by.
I am never lost because I am His.
He knows me, and He knows exactly who I am.
He knows where I am physically.
But He also knows where I am mentally. Emotionally. Spiritually.
He knows when I’m drowning. When I’m overflowing. When I’m desperate. When I’m fulfilled.
He is in my midst.
He is in front of me, behind me, and all around.
Keeping me from dangers I’ll never know about, and softening the blows from the trials I face.
I’m never alone.
My Good Shepherd. My solid rock.
My redeemer.
My friend.
Jesus.
I am of infinite worth.
Not because of anything I do, don’t do, think, or don’t think.
But because I am His.
“Fear not, little children, for you are mine, and I have overcome the world, and you are of them that my Father hath given me” (D&C 50:41)
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
