I read this and...

Sometimes I get scared because my sources for afirmation are pretty well gone. At times I crave for someone to tell me the things I "need" to hear so I can say to myself "I am okay - someone out there likes me" Thus when my life is really bad I can reach out and they will fill that empty spot I have inside. I miss hearing that I am someones "rose" - I miss hearing "I love you"

I was reading a devotion that comes across my e-mail every day. Usually I just delete them. This is what I read this morning:

"In that moment, I realized that all of us define happiness and contentment on the basis of who cares if we are alive or is even aware that we exist. Stress is often the result of a relentless effort to be known. We garner worth and value by seeing ourselves in the eyes of others instead of seeing ourselves in the eyes of God. Just as the shepherd knows every sheep by name, God knows my name, and He knows yours."

I need to remember to let Him affirm my worth and not depend on a male personage.