Princess or Troll?

"Julia! You are such a sweet little girl!"

"No, I am not. I am a troll under a bridge."

What in the world could she mean by that?

Dressed up in her princess dress

Darling as could be

God says we are precious in his sight

Fearfully and wonderfully made

He holds us in the palm of his hands

He rejoices over me

He has loved me with an everlasting love

Trolls:

Seem ugly and hidden and odd

I don't really know any trolls, but for some reason, I think identifying with a troll is saying that..

I am not loveable

I am odd

I am not precious

I have something to hide

For a sweet little four year old, I am sure that she doesn't actively think those things,, but at the core of all of us,

we feel unlovable,

not right in some way

needing to be cleaned up

I pray that this sweet little girl will

grasp God's redeeming love for her

Be overwhelmed with how precious she is before HIM

See her need to be forgiven and made right

Experience HIS love to her very core

I hope that for me too!

"Since we've compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we're in and

restored us to where he always wanted us to be.

And he did it by means of Jesus Christ."

Romans 3:23-4

The Message