strength.

"You don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."
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Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

We can always find strength through our Savior Jesus Christ. He knows our pains and sorrows. He knows our struggles. If we turn to Him, we will find the power to move forward.

you are beautiful.

You are beautiful. We are all children of God and we are created in His image. We all have our own talents, abilities, and strengths that can be used to help God's children around us.

My grandma sent me some Christmas presents and one of those presents was a little bag of rocks. All of the rocks were different shapes, sizes, and colors. She wrote a little note with the bag of rocks and in it wrote that she had come across some rocks one day as she was outside. She noticed that as she looked closer at the rocks she could see that they all sparkled. It was harder to notice on some more than others, but every single one of them sparkled beautifully. She made the connection that is the same with all of God's children. We all sparkle, but at times it's hard to remember or recognize. Remember-- we are all special. We are all different, but we are all beautiful.       

Romans 8:16"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"