He Sees You

Don't run away,
Don't let yourself fade away,
If you could see yourself the way He sees you now,
You'd see His love,
So don't hide away,
Don't let yourself break away,
His arms are strong enough to hold and lift you up,
You'll feel His love, So don't run away
-Ana Laura-

I have been listening to this new cd that I bought for work and it's by a Christian artist named Ana Laura. There is this particular song that speaks to me every time I listen to it, especially the line in the chorus that reads "If you could see yourself the way He sees you now." So many times we see our weaknesses and scowl, we abuse ourself mentaly for messing up, and we have such a hard time seeing how anyone could even think of us as good Christians. But, God looks at us when we have tears running down our faces when we are hurting and broken and instead of turning away because our eyes are puffy and our face is red, He sighs because He sees beauty. We look at the ashes and He sees the beauty that will be formed there. No matter what we do, we can't change how He feels about us. Those moments when you're driving alone down those back-roads, just taking a cruise away from the hustle and bustle and mess of the day, and you gasp "I can't do this anymore; everything is falling apart, including me..." He is staring at you, looking past the "stuff" you are so focused on and seeing YOU. We just tend to ignore the words "I love you..." that are repeated constantly to us.
Whatever you are facing/going through today, close your eyes to how YOU would see yourself and open your eyes to how HE sees you. The things you thought were so huge may suddenly fade completely away.

Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him,
my Savior and my God.
(Psalm 42:11)