Use this resource to discover God’s incredible love for you as a foundation for your identity and personal worth and value.
Use this prayer time to allow God’s Spirit to help you grow in awareness of his love for you by crafting a “Beloved Charter.”
Here are the instructions:
Drafting a ”BELOVED CHARTER”
1. Look up verses that are expressive for you of the way God values our lives. You may wish to slowly read over the Scriptures on the attached pages and circle any phrases that really jump out at you or speak to you deeply. Or, if there are other verses that remind you of the way God sees you, write those down as well.
2. Arrange those verses into a meaningful personal charter that expresses the things God is saying directly to you about your belovedness.
• The very first word of your charter should be your own name, so that the entire thing is addressed to you
• You’ll need to do some careful translation with any passages that are not already phrased a direct address from God … i.e., you might translate the first portion of John 3:16 into: “For I so loved you that I sent you my only beloved son…”
• Don’t try to put every single meaningful idea into the charter, just the words from God you are currently finding the most compelling. Your whole charter will likely be 4-6 sentences. If you find this exercise helpful, you can always revise your charter over time as different verses attract your attention
• To get your juices flowing, have a look at this example, but do not create your charter with the same words or phrases, unless they absolutely describe what you feel the scripture is saying. Write it in your own style that would represent how you talk or think.