Naked and Unashamed encourages us to be fully authentic – to allow our true self to shine forth unhindered, and for us to see and love ourselves for exactly who we are and to understand that God loves us exactly as we are too.
- Matthew 5:16 (TPT) So don’t hide your light! Let it shine brightly before others, so that the commendable things you do will shine as light upon them, and then they will give their praise to your Father in heaven.
A Prophetic Nugget from “Daily Downloads from Heaven” by Meghan Williams is connected to this. It’s called “Unhindered – Naked and Unashamed.”
Genesis 3:8 (KJV) And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Beloved, My desire is and always has been to walk among you and to talk with you. My desire has always been for you to be naked and unashamed, with nothing hindering our intimacy and communion. This is still My desire today.
So choose wisely, beloved, in what you say and do. Be intentional not to choose things that bring shame that would cause you to hide from Me. And in the moments you realize you have, quickly repent and move on. Let nothing separate you from Me or cause you to want to hide, for you are Mine.
The “BE FREE” card from D4Yart Deck 2 is connected to this. The card is based on the “Soar like an Eagle with Me” Dyed4you Art piece, and it reads, “Release yourself from any self-imposed boundaries that keep you from being the beautiful, uninhibited soul that you are. And release yourself from any people-pleasing, and set yourself free to simply be your authentic self. Only when you are able to be your true and unhindered self will you feel completely free and at ease – the good news is that is a gift you can give yourself.”
A Word called “My Love is Unwavering” from Elisa Eaton of Waiting in the Wings is connected to this.
Numbers 23:19 (NIV) God is not human, that he should lie not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
Precious child, I have set My love upon you. My love is sure and the most stable truth of all. My heart is not fickle like that of a human, able to be hot one moment and cold the next. I do not grow bored, weary, or impatient. My affections for you do not depend upon how well or how poorly you perform; in fact, you cannot earn what I have already given you freely. And having given you My love, know, dear child, that that love is irrevocable.
I have claimed you as My own and sealed your adoption through the Blood of the Lamb. Every time you stumble and fall, know surely that I will lift you up. I will dust you off, heal your hurts, and help you get your footing again. During the times you come face to face with your weaknesses, turn to me and allow My perfect love to wash over you and strengthen you. My love is always present and available, waiting for you to grasp ahold of it. I will give sureness to your steps again and hold your hand as you continue to walk the path of life. I will never abandon you.
If ever your fears tempt you to question My affections and intentions toward you, resist the urge to run and hide in shame. Instead, remind yourself of Who I Am. I Am your Father. I Am your Redeemer. I Am Faithful. Most of all, I Am love, and My love is unwavering.
2 Corinthians 6:18 (TPT) I will be a true Father to you, and you will be my beloved sons and daughters,” says the Lord Yahweh Almighty.
Romans 8:38-39 (TPT) So now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate us from God’s love. I’m convinced that his love will triumph over death, life’s troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in our present or future circumstances that can weaken his love. There is no power above us or beneath us—no power that could ever be found in the universe that can distance us from God’s passionate love, which is lavished upon us through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One!
The “AUTHENTIC SELF” card from D4Yart Deck 3 is connected to this. The card is based on the “Bloom Unashamed” Dyed4you Art piece, and it reads, “You are amazing. Refuse to edit or lessen yourself or to try to be like someone else. You are an original – a gift to the world, so refuse to defraud us all by being anything less than your beautiful self. Be your authentic self, for you are worth knowing and loving just as you are.”
Another Prophetic Nugget from “Daily Downloads from Heaven” by Meghan Williams is connected to this. It’s called “A Reflection of My Magnificent Glory.”
Isaiah 6:4 (AMP) And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, and the temple was filling with smoke.
Beloved, enter My holy place. Let the resonance of My voice move you – may it stir you to action. May you be changed in My presence. And may any outer protective layer you’ve created for yourself tremble and be shaken free.
Be naked and unashamed, beloved. You’ve no need to hide yourself or try to shield yourself from Me. I AM the One true God and the Lover of your soul, so find your identity in Me. For you are a reflection of My magnificent glory, so be radiant without shame.
Isaiah 6:1-3 (VOICE) In the same year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a grand throne way up high with a flowing cape that filled the whole temple. Bright flaming creatures waited on Him. Each had six wings: two covering its face, two covering its feet, and two for flying. Like some fiery choir, they would call back and forth continually. Flaming Creatures: Holy, holy, holy is the Eternal, the Commander of heavenly armies! The earth is filled with His glorious presence!
A prophetic download from Jessica Smith of Jessica Smith Art is connected to this. It’s called “You are Loved.”
In a vision/experience during worship, I was at the foot of God’s throne. A place I had seen many times during prayer and worship. His throne was box shaped and completely coated in like diamond dust, silver and transparent jewels which were radiating the GRACE of God and as I pressed my hands upon the throne I was being filled with the new wine through His Holy Spirit.
I could have stayed there forever on my face before His throne, but the LORD SUMMONED ME HIGHER.
He beckoned me to be seated AT HIS THRONE BESIDE HIM. He had already showed me this before. I knew better, I knew my place was beside Him, but I returned to the floor under the table like a dog, begging and grateful for only crumbs.
It’s easy to be grateful for mere crumbs under God’s table, because even His crumbs are amazing! It was a mere crumb given to the Samaritan woman which cast demons out of her beloved child. But God has more for His children. He has a table filled with fresh bread and a seat at His throne. A position where we not only feast with Him, but rule with Him.
He beckoned again for me to come higher. But I struggled. I couldn’t bring myself to rise. I was struggling in the old battle of unworthiness and self-hatred. The last time He had reached down and grabbed me and pulled me up, but this time, He was waiting for me to be strong enough to take my place. He wanted me to come boldly.
As I struggled to rise, I began to hear the many voices of my past, people who had belittled me, rejected me, put me down, told me I was not good enough, and would never amount to anything. People who had taken on the voice of satan without even knowing it. I had believed their lies & because of the enemy’s lies, I hated myself. Through them the enemy thrust on me a FALSE IDENTITY. The false identity had disabled me from approaching the Thorne of Grace with boldness… it had crippled me from walking in victory all my life… it blinded me to who I was and my worth in Christ.
The Lord continued to call to me.
When I tried to rise in spite of the self-hatred to where the Lord was calling me, I was weakened by the enemy’s voice in my head “How dare you?! Who do you think you are? You’re a dog, not a princess!! How dare you try to be seated at God’s throne!!”
I was torn between two identities… what I had always believed about myself and now this NEW thing GOD was telling me about myself.
It seemed WRONG to believe opposite of what I had been taught all my life, but I suddenly realized that to deliberately remain under the table on the floor like a slave was in direct DISOBEDIENCE to God. He told me to RISE! I realized that it didn’t matter if my slave/beggar identity was more familiar, God was saying the absolute opposite about me, therefore let God be true and every man a liar!
I simply chose to OBEY GOD by standing to my feet and climbed onto His throne beside Him. I set my face like flint against the flood of demonic accusation and rage now lashing me for my obedience. I chose to just believe God… then suddenly the dark demonic cloud broke away from me and I could think clearly, see straight and feel normal feelings. The satanic oppression broke when I took my rightful place.
In the vision, I could see myself seated beside my Father the Sovereign King at His throne. There was my royal robe of righteousness which He had placed on me before. There was my tall golden crown He had placed on my head in the other vision. There was the same transparent floor beneath our feet as we sat higher than all powers, principalities and dominions. All things were beneath my feet. The devil & his entire kingdom was under my feet as I sat with the Most High at His throne.
My present position was really beginning to sink in as I sat there with God. Revelation began to pour into me now that I could see and believe the truth… I’m sitting at the Throne of the Living God which is the highest place in existence. I’m seated NEXT to the Most High, Most Strong God and I am His daughter and He loves me. HE is the king of Heaven and HE is my Father. I AM a Princess! The longer I sat there the more I believed this NEW identity in Him, and the less I remembered the old one. I AM Heavens Royalty just like He told me. I DO have authority!
I suddenly realized that in this place there’s ABSOLUTELY NO POSSIBLE WAY the devil can touch me, let alone hurt me. I was amazed by this truth, because I had lived in fear of the devil for so long… but now I was realizing there was NO way the devil could penetrate the throne floor and ascend to God’s throne to lay a finger on me. Totally impossible. He’d have to be stronger than God Himself and he’s NOT. This is why God calls us to FIGHT FROM HIS THRONE. Luke 10:19 Jesus said, “I have given you all authority over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” I was breaking free from fear of the enemy because God was revealing the truth of my position and identity to me, the very thing the devil was terrified I would understand. The bible says you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
As I was seated there with God my Father contemplating these revelations, totally astounded, suddenly the Father began to shine with bright white light. He said, “I AM YOUR FATHER OF LIGHTS”. Then His light encompassed me all around. “My light is your shield. Darkness cannot penetrate My light. You are always safe when you are in My light”.
I looked down and saw my royal gown glowing with His light. Suddenly I realized that I was wearing on my gown the same diamond dust that was on His throne!!! I had been content as a beggar on the floor being able to just touch the diamond dust on His throne because it made me drunk in the Holy Spirit, but here as I sat at His throne beside Him in my rightful position I was wearing the diamond dust upon my body… covered by it.
As my Father shined the light of His countenance upon me, the jewels and diamonds on my gown began to beam with His living light. The gown I wore became more and more glorious as I soaked in His majestic light. Purity and righteousness emanated from this clothing which He had clothed me with.
He noticed my interest and amazement in my gown & He said, “You are clothed with Christ. Covered in the glory and splendor of God. I have clothed your nakedness with my righteousness.”
The very presence of God Almighty was within the gown He put on me. In absolute amazement I said over and over again, “I am clothed with Christ. I am clothed with Christ. I am clothed with Christ.” The presence and glory of God was now seeping into my utmost being and the anointing was becoming intense on me.
I looked again at myself in the vision and I was beautiful. I was taller. I was perfectly shaped, like an angel of God. My hair was very long, thick with golden curls and waves flowing down my back. The beauty was astounding. My crown was very tall and authority beamed strongly from it. Strength, majesty, purity and authority beamed like light from me. I was amazed by what I saw.
The Father said to me, “This is how I see you. You do not see yourself as I see you. You see yourself through the eyes of the enemy. You must see yourself through MY eyes. THIS is the real you. You are seated with Me in heavenly places.”
He told me my glorified body would look this way. He told me my BODY is not me, it is simply my earthly tent, a seed of that which is to come. He told me to stop identifying myself as my body and to begin to know the real me as I am seated with Him at His throne in heavenly places as a citizen of heaven, not of earth. Earth is a temporary illusion.
I suddenly began to see myself through His eyes and earth seemed so small. My enemies seemed like sad little ants all scattered and confused. All the problems and cares of the world began to break off of me and seemed so tiny and far away from where I was now. Then I knew that if I could live from this place, I would live in total victory all the time.
I understood finally what it meant to be MORE than a conqueror. When the enemy cannot even touch you because you live from God’s throne, that is being more than a conqueror. All of God’s children have a right to the benefits of the blood Christ shed on the cross, but if we do not know them, believe them and act upon them, we will not live them. Faith without works is dead.
Suddenly my Father put his massive hand on my chest and said, “YOU ARE LOVED.”
When He said this it shocked me, because I realized that I didn’t really believe that I was loved by Him or anyone in the world. It didn’t matter how many times a person told me they loved me, I did not believe it. I had even forgotten the love God showed me in a dream long ago. Wounds and rejection poisoned me & blinded me to His love. He was now healing those wounds at His throne.
He kept His massive hand on my chest and drew His face closer to mine, looked me straight in my eyes and said again, “YOU ARE LOVED.” This time I felt the words actually go INTO me. They hit my heart like a hammer hitting a rock. He said it again, “YOU ARE LOVED.”… boom… “YOU ARE LOVED.”… boom… “YOU ARE LOVED.”… BOOM… “YOU ARE LOVED!”
The more He said it the more intensely I felt power pound into my utmost being until His Word broke the rocky heart to pieces and His LOVE began to flood into my raw open heart.
He drew His face even closer to me and looked deep into my eyes and said over and over again, “YOU ARE LOVED.”
Each time He said it I believed Him more than the time before. Each time He said it, His words broke a lie in me. Each time He said, “YOU ARE LOVED.” I felt His power, presence, glory, anointing more intensely in my utmost being. I felt His love begin to heal me. I felt His love now break into my soul wounds and begin to heal them. I felt His love making my soul perfectly whole.
I thought to myself, “I wonder how long He will do this for me? How long will He tell me He loves me?” I expected it to stop as I believed love always stops or goes away. He knew my thoughts and answered me, “I will never leave you nor forsake you. Being loved by Me is the very foundation of your identity.”
Then I saw His love flowing into every one of my cells. The power of His intense love was cleansing and healing all my cells and destroying every foreign cell. He told me that I could not be “unloved” by anybody, because He is the very Source of all love, because He Himself is Love. All love comes from Him. Even unbelievers must borrow His love to love others with, for He causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust while they are on the earth. In hell they will never have that love. They will not know love because all love is of God. And if all love is of God, and humans must borrow His love to love me, even if they withhold the love due me from them, I still get it all from God. I am still 100% fully loved, because LOVE Himself fully loves me. Not one cell in my body is unloved. Not one fiber of my being is unloved. I can no longer be rejected, abandoned or unloved, because in the Father I am totally loved, accepted and He never leaves me.
Another Prophetic Nugget from “Daily Downloads from Heaven” by Meghan Williams is connected to this. It’s called “You are Beloved by Me.”
Ephesians 3:18-19 (TPT) Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that transcends our understanding—this extravagant love pours into you until you are filled to overflowing with the fullness of God!
Beloved, if you were to try to quantify My love for you, your calculations would fall woefully short. My love for you cannot be measured. It cannot be contained or qualified. Nothing can cause My passion for you to cool, nor can anything you say or do cause Me to withhold it or change My mind.
I love you. So choose to receive My love. Let it be life changing. Live as one who is fully known and fully loved. Allow My love to be your firm foundation and the core of your identity. You are beloved by Me. May everything else flow from that love.
Casting Crown’s song called “Voice of Truth” is connected to this. The lyrics remind us that heeding God’s voice quite often stretches us far outside of our comfort zones. While the enemy may taunt us and attempt to get our eyes off of God, keeping our ears tuned into the Voice of Truth will carry us beyond our fears, failures, and weaknesses and into a wonder-working faith.
A crystalline affirmation from Meghan Williams is connected to this. It reads in first person so it can become your declaration. It’s called “Authentic Self.”
I embrace how I have been created. I love my ability to see the beauty in the world around me – even when it seems hidden. I see that same beauty in myself. I am worth loving, and I love myself and give myself the grace and strength to be my true self without fear. Who I am is a blessing to the world at large, and so I give my authentic self just as I encourage others to do the same.
This is a series of Prophetic Nuggets from “Daily Downloads from Heaven” by Meghan Williams that are connected by scripture / theme. It is a series of 12 Prophetic Nuggets based on Psalm 139:1-7,13-18 (VOICE)
O Eternal One, You have explored my heart and know exactly who I am; You even know the small details like when I take a seat and when I stand up again. Even when I am far away, You know what I’m thinking. You observe my wanderings and my sleeping, my waking and my dreaming, and You know everything I do in more detail than even I know. You know what I’m going to say long before I say it. It is true, Eternal One, that You know everything and everyone. You have surrounded me on every side, behind me and before me, and You have placed Your hand gently on my shoulder. It is the most amazing feeling to know how deeply You know me, inside and out; the realization of it is so great that I cannot comprehend it. Can I go anywhere apart from Your Spirit? Is there anywhere I can go to escape Your watchful presence? For You shaped me, inside and out. You knitted me together in my mother’s womb long before I took my first breath. I will offer You my grateful heart, for I am Your unique creation, filled with wonder and awe. You have approached even the smallest details with excellence; Your works are wonderful; I carry this knowledge deep within my soul. You see all things; nothing about me was hidden from You As I took shape in secret, carefully crafted in the heart of the earth before I was born from its womb. You see all things; You saw me growing, changing in my mother’s womb; Every detail of my life was already written in Your book; You established the length of my life before I ever tasted the sweetness of it. Your thoughts and plans are treasures to me, O God! I cherish each and every one of them! How grand in scope! How many in number! If I could count each one of them, they would be more than all the grains of sand on earth. Their number is inconceivable! Even when I wake up, I am still near to You.
The first Prophetic Nugget is called “You are Worth Loving.”
Psalm 139:1 (VOICE) O Eternal One, You have explored my heart and know exactly who I am;
Beloved, I AM intimately acquainted with every facet of you, and I love and accept you exactly as you are. You don’t have to change for Me to love you, nor will I love you more if you behave “better.” I see you – I see the you I created, and I love you unconditionally.
I invite you to see with My eyes – to reflect love to yourself because you are inherently worth loving. I don’t love you because I’m deceived of your true nature, I love you because I understand who you are intimately – for I formed you. So resist the urge to reject yourself or act as if you are unlovable, and instead reflect My heart towards you. Trust that you are worth loving.
The second Prophetic Nugget is called “True Intimacy.”
Psalm 139:2 (VOICE) You even know the small details like when I take a seat and when I stand up again. Even when I am far away, You know what I’m thinking.
Beloved, I don’t miss a thing. I’m aware of everything about you – each thought, each decision, each concern you have is one I understand and am with you in the midst of. You are seen by Me, and you are worth seeing.
I’m not too busy for you, or too lofty to desire to be in the details of your life. I long for you to include Me. I want to share your life with you – to be the One you look to not only in times of need, but simply all the time. Share your heart and life with Me, and allow Me to include you in Mine. For that is true intimacy.
The third Prophetic Nugget is called “Love Yourself Well.”
Psalm 139:3 (VOICE) You observe my wanderings and my sleeping, my waking and my dreaming, and You know everything I do in more detail than even I know.
Beloved, nothing about you is unseen. Not one thing about you is beneath My notice. So resist the urge to marginalize yourself, or refuse to give yourself and your own needs adequate attention. You are worth being mindful of. You are worthy of being seen.
Make no mistake, I’m not encouraging selfish indulgence, but too often those who are most supportive of others begrudge themselves the slightest comfort. Loving others as you love yourself (Mark 12:31) requires first loving yourself, which includes seeing to your own needs. So choose to love yourself well, that the love you express to others may be all the richer because it comes from your personal overflow.
The fourth Prophetic Nugget is called “I Love All of You.”
Psalm 139:4 (VOICE) You know what I’m going to say long before I say it. It is true, Eternal One, that You know everything and everyone.
Beloved, I know your heart well. I may seem like a mystery to you and there will often be times you can’t understand My ways, but I assure you – you are not a mystery to Me. I’ve made a study of you, and I find everything about you fascinating. I love the way you seek and learn. I love seeing how your mind works.
Never feel like you have to hide your emotions from Me. I can handle them all – good and bad. Your anger and frustration don’t shock Me, nor will they chase Me away or turn My heart against you. I love you, and I accept all of you – the good and the bad. I have chosen you and love you. Receive that love and allow it to penetrate deep.
The fifth Prophetic Nugget is called “Worth Cosseting.”
Psalm 139:5 (VOICE) You have surrounded me on every side, behind me and before me, and You have placed Your hand gently on my shoulder.
Beloved, I have cloaked you in My love, for you are worth taking care of. And just as I take care of you, I encourage you to take care of yourself – you are well worth the effort. I see you, and I see beauty. I see you, and I see someone precious to Me.
Just as you would no sooner leave an expensive convertible outside with the top down in the rain and snow left to rust and decay, neither should you neglect yourself. You are worth cosseting. You are worth protecting, worth covering, worth taking care of. See yourself as worthy, beloved, and never doubt that you are.
The sixth Prophetic Nugget is called “Through Your Eyes {Moments with God}.”
Psalm 139:6 (VOICE) It is the most amazing feeling to know how deeply You know me, inside and out; the realization of it is so great that I cannot comprehend it.
{Speaking to God in my heart} Father, You amaze me. The level of detail You’re mindful of in my heart and life is truly mind boggling. You understand my heart motivations even in the moments I can’t (or won’t) see them. And like the loving Father You are, You find a way to bring the things to light that I need to know. And You do it without shaming me. You do it without making me feel like I’m inherently flawed. In fact, just the opposite! As I see myself in the reflection of Your eyes – the way You treat me and the way You love me – I see someone worth being kind to. I see someone worth being patient with. I see someone who is not disposable, but who is worth tending to and healing. You don’t just get rid of me when I’m feeling broken or struggling to understand something – even when it’s the bajillionth time I’m making the same mistake, you correct me just as lovingly as if it were the first. When I see myself through Your eyes, I see someone cherished and prized. And when You treat me as You do, I feel encouraged to do the same. Thank you for the gift of seeing myself as You see me. May I never lose sight of that vision, but if I do – thank you in advance for patiently helping me find it again.
The seventh Prophetic Nugget is called “Be Kind to Yourself.”
Psalm 139:7 (VOICE) Can I go anywhere apart from Your Spirit? Is there anywhere I can go to escape Your watchful presence?
Beloved, I AM omnipresent. When Adam and Eve hid from Me in the garden and I asked them where they were (Genesis 3:8-9), do you think I truly did not know? Or was I in fact giving them opportunity to remember that I love them completely, and – no matter what they’d done – I still wanted connection with them?
Beloved, I wanted connection with them, and I want it with you. So resist the urge to hide from Me if you’re struggling with feelings of guilt or shame. Relationship with Me isn’t about perfection, but rather it’s about relationship itself – communication, interacting, a sharing of thoughts and ideas, dreaming together – all that and more.
Of course it’s good to do the best you can and make wise choices. But in the moments you fall short, refuse to take on the burden of guilt or shame and instead share that disappointment with Me. Rather than allowing it to separate us, allow it to draw us closer as I comfort you and encourage you. Be kind to yourself, and let Me be kind to you as well.
The eighth Prophetic Nugget is called “Cherished and Prized.”
Psalm 139:13 (VOICE) For You shaped me, inside and out. You knitted me together in my mother’s womb long before I took my first breath.
Beloved, I made you. So do you think there is one single nuance about you that I’m unaware of? Of course not. And if that is true, do you think it’s possible I could be surprised at your ability to mess things up or get things wrong? Or even to flagrantly choose poorly for years on end, and then struggle with feeling “worthy” to come back home?
Nothing about you is unknown to Me. I know all of you, and I have opened My arms and welcomed you. More than that, there is nothing I want more than fellowship with you. I choose you. Do you think I could be God of all creation, but yet somehow be flawed in My judgement in that you are worth loving? Or is there something so uniquely amazing about you that I AM able to see it even if you are not?
If I’m seeing inestimable value in you, shouldn’t you consider treating yourself as though you are valuable? It is not a stretch to think you are cherished and prized – because you are, by Me. I welcome you to join Me and feel the same.
The ninth Prophetic Nugget is called “Your Vision {Moments with God}.”
Psalm 139:14 (VOICE) I will offer You my grateful heart, for I am Your unique creation, filled with wonder and awe. You have approached even the smallest details with excellence; Your works are wonderful; I carry this knowledge deep within my soul.
{from a heart filled with gratitude} Father, I am overwhelmed by the awesomeness of Your creation. I see it everywhere around me in glorious majesty. To think I’m part of that creation is incredibly humbling. To think You knit together my frame and thought, “Yes! The world needed one of these beauties!” is beyond my comprehension. And yet I can recognize that same wonder for those around me. I look at my loved ones and think how incredibly grateful I am that they are here on earth, and that I have the blessing of them in my life. And yet too often I struggle to believe they feel the same way about me.
{praying} Father, help me to see me as you see me and how all those who love me see me. And even as I pray that I ask that my ability to love myself not be rooted in others’ thoughts about me – for that can be fickle, but rather let my identity – my view of who I am – be solely based on how you see me. For my own vision of myself is flawed. Only Your vision is perfect, so help me to catch Your vision of who I am, and help me to hold to it steadfastly so I might align with it. I choose to release the grudges I hold against myself and step into the love You have reflected towards me because that is truth, and I receive your truth in all areas. Thank You, Father, for your patience with me. Help me to reflect that patience to myself.
The tenth Prophetic Nugget is called “I Understand You Completely.”
Psalm 139:15 (VOICE) You see all things; nothing about me was hidden from You As I took shape in secret, carefully crafted in the heart of the earth before I was born from its womb.
Beloved, I’ve been with you for each moment of your life, and I’ll be with you for all the remaining ones too. Every memory that has marked you, I’ve experienced with you. And I don’t stand by as an impartial observer at a distance – I AM right there with you. I share tears when moments have been painful, and share joy in times of blessing. I understand you completely, often even when you don’t understand yourself.
I know each trigger you struggle with, and which wound it comes from. I know which wounds have been reinforced time and again, which also means I understand why you struggle with broken patterns that are part of your defense system. I’m not shocked by them, nor do I judge you for them. Rather I stand patiently with you, ready to support and comfort you in times of need (even if there’s many) and ready bring you through to a place of healing (though the process may be long). I love you, and you are worth the effort – so much so that to Me it seems no effort at all because I love you.
The eleventh Prophetic Nugget is called “You Have Something to Give.”
Psalm 139:16 (VOICE) You see all things; You saw me growing, changing in my mother’s womb; Every detail of my life was already written in Your book; You established the length of my life before I ever tasted the sweetness of it.
Beloved, I know the number of your days before they begin. Not one shall be stolen from you. Just as some flowers bloom brilliantly for a moment only to be gone the next, while others share their steady glory for years – the number of each person’s days are unique to them. Each day, each moment, has a purpose and a good plan.
The world needed you. So I made you to be a gift to My creation. Share the gift that is you liberally, for there is blessing both in the giving and the receiving. Never doubt your worth. Resist the urge to question whether the world has need of you – I wouldn’t have created you if it didn’t. You have something to give. It’s important. It’s good. It is you.
The twelfth Prophetic Nugget is called “Rest in a Place of Awe and Love.”
Psalm 139:17-18 (VOICE) Your thoughts and plans are treasures to me, O God! I cherish each and every one of them! How grand in scope! How many in number! If I could count each one of them, they would be more than all the grains of sand on earth. Their number is inconceivable! Even when I wake up, I am still near to You.
Beloved, catch the vision of the full scope of My creation – its enormity and glorious wonder. Now allow yourself to understand what I see as your part in it, for you’ve been created with intention and with a purpose – and it is good. Catch the vision and grab hold – refuse to let go.
Grab hold to the idea that you are filled with My glory, that you are wondrous and flawless in design. Grab hold of the idea that though you are not perfect, you are perfect for what you’ve been created. I invite you to join with Me in wonder of the glory that is you – the creation of My hand that is beautiful and wonderfully made. Rest in that place of awe and let love and appreciation pour forth both to Me as the Creator and towards yourself as the incredible creation.
{Artist note} As I began thinking about this piece I sensed sunlight with hands moving above your head – carefree and childlike. This ultimately was represented by an actual child because she embodies that joyous freedom – that sense of being our full, unhidden self (naked) and feeling completely at peace (unashamed). Next I sensed the bubbles floating through – a sense of sheer joy. Then the butterflies swirling around representing transformation. And finally the rainbow, simply as a reminder of God’s promises over us, which are yes and amen.
Father, may our hearts truly align with Yours to see ourselves in truth, and may we embrace that vision and love ourselves as You do – with nothing hindering our connection with You or our ability to share our light with the world.
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