204 – Have you ever felt unwanted?

I have a friend who was told by his parents that he was a mistake. They had not intended to have any more children.  They constantly reminded him of this, as if it was  his fault he was born.

And they never gave him the love and support they gave to his brothers and sisters. All his life he has struggled with the feeling of being unwanted. It has affected him in lots of very negative ways.

You'd be surprised at how many people I've met over the years who feel unwanted.

So the question is: How can we pray about this problem? Is there a solution?  How can we find healing?

Yes, of course there's a solution, but the only real solution is spiritual. You can't heal this without God's help.

In this week's episode I share some helpful ideas about how to pray for yourself or someone else when there's a feeling of being unwanted. I talk about:

• Start with God's promise in Revelation that you will find healing
• As hard as it may be, you need to forgive those who hurt you
• Find a supportive community
• Pray for yourself and ask others to pray for you too
• Take a deep dive into your Bible study
• How to look at yourself from a new perspective
• What would you do if you wrote a letter to God and got an answer?

You are not a mistake. You didn't just accidentally appear. God knew what He was doing when He created you. He created you because He wanted you to be His child.

The world may not see or believe that. But God does. And you can too.
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Here are two previous episodes mentioned this week:
Episode 135: Your Past Does not Define You
Episode 18: Forgiving 70 x 7: How I Forgave My 8th Grade Gym Teacher 

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