Seeing Yourself Through God's Eyes by June Hunt

A Personal Word from June

    D ear Friend,
    Can you imagine what it would be like to be married…to exchange vows…to unite your hands and hearts? Now joined together as one, you and your bride drive to the airport, full of excitement about your honeymoon.
    But before boarding the plane, you realize: Oh no…my wallet! Racing to return to the car, you yell, “I’ll be back, honey—right back!”
    She waits, and waits, and waits…until the plane leaves and your new bride is still left waiting. She’s frantic now. After a thorough search of the airport and all known familiar spots, her new groom seems to have vanished!
    Such is the true case of Sean McNulty, who was found three days later—wandering…disoriented…bug-bitten from head to toe. He didn’t know his beloved Amy. He didn’t know his own mother. He had amnesia—he didn’t know his identity.
    Identity. What would it be like to not know your own identity—to have spiritual amnesia? If you don’t know who you are, you cannot experience deep inner peace and complete contentment—for instead, confusion reigns.
    Sadly, this is how many people live today—they simply don’t know who they are. But you do not have to live this way. The key is to learn to see yourself through God’s eyes.
    What if you simply don’t know how God views you? The 31 daily devotions in this book will help you see your God-given worth and will remind you that, as a believer, you are very special in the heart and mind of the One who made you. Are you able to accept the truth that you have precious worth?
    It might help to ask yourself, How is the worth of an item established? Let’s assume you are at an auction. Item after item is presented for sale and item after item is sold—not always to the same bidder, but always to the highest bidder. To the one willing to pay the highest price.
    Consider this: Jesus paid the ultimate price for you when He came to earth as a man, willingly died on the cross, and paid the penalty for your sins. Jesus Christ as God did not have to redeem you. But He loves you so much—you are so valuable to Him—He willingly paid the highest price.
    Without a doubt, you have great worth in His eyes!
    By meditating daily on the scriptures you read over the next 31 days, you will see your worth. As you train your mind to focus on the truth about yourself, your emotions will “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2).
    In your heart, commit to faithfully do these spiritual exercises…take time to soak up all their truths. Then these Scripture passages will begin to saturate your heart, transform your thinking, and help develop the true picture of who you are…from God’s point of view, the true point of view.
    I want this to be an encouraging study for you! My prayer is that as you meet with God, you will take to heart His precious perspective of you. I pray that your emotions will be steadied and your heart will be secured because you will have begun to see yourself through God’s eyes.

    Yours in the Lord’s hope,

    June Hunt

What Is Your Identity?

    E very person born into this world has had difficulty with identity at some time or another. All of us have struggled with our self-image.
    Many spend a lifetime manipulating acceptance and attention from others, thinking they are building an indestructible tower of self-worth. Yet when people fail us and our logical expectations of our loved ones fall painfully short, our own self-worth can begin to crumble.
    That’s exactly the problem if we let our identity be in another person —we give that person too much control of us. And more so, we miss the vision God has of us and the immense value He places on us. The steps to understanding these truths are paved throughout Scripture. To tread these steps, we need to have a full understanding of what is meant by identity.
    Have you ever asked yourself, Who am I? Where am I going? Do you understand your God-given worth? How essential to