SHE “MARRIED” HERSELF WITHOUT A HUSBAND - 1

BASIC SCRIPTURES:  JOHN 3:16,1 JOHN 3:1-9

A Popular Taiwanese psychiatrist had a splendid wedding for herself early this year without a husband. Chen Ching, 45, who has published a number of books, said that she spent two months preparing for her wedding in full traditional Taiwanese style. It included sending invitations to friends and relatives for her wedding reception, lighting firecrackers and giving out her wedding cake. Sounds funny, but that’s the uncovered secret of Achievers! They always remember that: THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE IS TO MEET YOURSELF AND FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF!  Chen Ching is not the only woman to have fallen in love with, and married herself. It’s a common practice in Taiwan. In November last year, a Taipei office worker held her own-wedding after thinking that it was time to get married although she had not found “Mr. Right”. The emphasis today is not on the “marriage ceremonies” of these women, but on their mindset of BELIEVING IN THEMSELVES! What the Holy Ghost is saying to a user of today’s devotional is: No matter what is happening to or around you, always remember that you are the expressed image of God and that you are not inferior to anybody. Don’t allow circumstances or daily events to re-define who you are! You are not a failure even if you have failed in the past! Failure was only an event in your life, family or ministry! It is not you! “No life is so hard that you can’t make it easier by the way you take it” (Ellen Glasgow). And “we are never more discontented with others than when we are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves” (Henri Frederic Arnier). Do you know that John 3:16 would still have been written a million times even if it was only you in the whole wide world? Yes, God would still have sent His only begotten son to die for only you! You are that important to God! That is why you must NEVER hate or pity yourself. It’s an insult to God because today’s 2^nd scripture vs. 1 says behold what manner of love the Father has shown to you. The devil wants you to hate yourself because he knows that you cannot express the love of the Father to the outside world if you have not received the love of the Father into your inside world (your heart and life). Resist him as you pray now! To Be Continued Tomorrow).