Chapter 7: Your Favorite Child

O Lord … For once may I have your permission to tell myself something that I know is not true. May I be allowed to tell myself that I am your FAVORITE CHILD though I know well in my heart that You love all Your children equally.

Formerly whenever I heard someone say that once he accepted You into his life, he would be a ‘new’ man, a reborn person of some sort, … etc. And I would think to myself, ‘What an overstatement!’ They were the words that these Christians had to say publicly in order to make an impression. But now, my Lord, the very same feeling that I could never understand formerly is happening to me!

Right now I am a child of Yours, wholly and completely. If I were a tree now, I’d probably be a big tree that had shed all dried leaves and dead branches, leaving in existence just a strong and big trunk. Amidst the chaos of our society and the down trend of our economy I only see the Love from You, shining brightly like the ray of the sun touching and dancing brightly on the pure morning dew on the leaves of the trees and flowers.

Amidst the nothingness of my life, I feel I am the richest person on earth! I also feel I am the most blessed child of Yours! You never deserted me. Mary never deserted me. I’d like to offer myself humbly to serve You to the best of my ability. I’ll behave like a horse running straight toward the goal without being distracted. I’ll not yield to obstacles, hardship, or misunderstanding (if any) in serving You. I’ll serve You to the best that my energy and wisdom allow.

O Lord … Please give me guidance and blessing so that I know how to serve You properly and not be lost again.

Thank you, my Lord, for listening to my prayers. Anyone who doesn’t have solid faith in You might think that I’m being overly exaggerated. However, as I said at the beginning of this prayer, I ask for Your permission to say something I know is not true. I am Your favorite child! It does not matter who thinks otherwise.

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.” Romans 9:28

Amen

A Child of God