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

 Recognize that your faithfulness makes you valuable in Jehovah's eyes. At one point, possibly when he was in his late  90's, the prophet Daniel felt "extremely weary" and disheartened. (Daniel 9:20, 21) How did Jehovah encourage him? God sent the angel Gabriel to remind Daniel that he was "someone very precious" and that his prayers had been heard. (Read Daniel 9:23.) What made Daniel so precious to God? Among other qualities it was his love of righteousness and his faithfulness. (Ezekiel 14:14) Jehovah preserved that account in his Word for our comfort. (Romans 15:4) Jehovah also listens to your prayers and values you for your love of what is right and your faithful service to him. - MICAH 6:8, ftns.; HEBREWS 6:10.

See Jehovah as a Father who loves you. He wants to help you, not find fault with you. (Psalm 130:3; Matthew 7:11; Luke 12:6, 7) Meditating on that has helped many with feelings of low self-worth. For example, Eliana, a sister from Spain who felt rejected and useless after years of verbal abuse from her husband. She says: "Whenever I feel useless, I try to imagine Jehovah carrying me in his arms and giving me love and protection." (Psalm 28:9) Lauren, a sister from South Africa, reminds herself, "If Jehovah kindly me to him with the cords of love, has kept me close to him all these years, and has even used me to teach others, then he surely considers me to be valuable and useful. - HOSEA 11:4.

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