"You Are Someone Very Precious"! - HOW JESUS HELPED PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THEIR WORTH -Continue

 Jesus invited Mary Magdalen to accompany him on his preaching tours. As a result, she continued to benefit when she heard him teaching others. Jesus also appeared to her on the very day he was resurrected. She was one of the first disciples he spoke to that day. Jesus even assigned her to inform his apostles that had been resurrected. What wonderful indications that she was truly precious to Jehovah! - JOHN 20:11-18. 

As may have been the case with Mary Magdalene, many today struggle with feelings of rejection. Lidia, a sister from Spain, says that before she was born, her mother was thinking of getting an abortion. Even as a toddler, Lidia remembers how her mother neglected her and verbally abused her. She says: "My goal in life was to be accepted and loved by others. I feared I would never deserve that love because my mother had convinced me that I was a bad person." 

After Lidia learned the truth, personal prayer and study as well as the kind words and actions of fellow Christians helped her to understand that she is precious in Jehovah's eyes. She says: "My husband often tells me how much he loves me. Time and again, he reminds me of my good qualities. Other dear friends have done the same." Can you think of someone who needs help to understand how precious he or she is in Jehovah's eyes? 

Next time: "You Are Someone Very Precious"! - HOW TO SEE OURSELVES AS JEHOVAH SEES US

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