Author Darlene J. Conard

I want to share a significant moment with you. One evening, my fellow intercessors and I gathered for prayer. The Lord had a specific message for us among the five people present. One of the members happened to be the same lady who I turned to for help with all my scars, cuts, bruises, and confusion years ago.

I sat in the chair, trembling under the anointing of the Holy Ghost. She began by saying, “Darlene, the Lord told me that you have looked for a father figure, but they all failed, leaving you hurt. You have blamed yourself, believing you should have never been born and that you are unlovable, but the Father wants you to know you are not a mistake and it’s not your fault. I break the orphan spirit off you in Jesus’ name.” I am deeply moved still, for she only knew this through divine revelation!

Since that moment, I have experienced a deep sense of liberation from guilt. For the first time, I wholeheartedly believe that the only forgiving and compassionate God unconditionally values me despite my imperfections.

As I wrote this, tears spilled down my face. My friend’s dad surprised me during a video call that night by asking, “How is my god-daughter?” In my thoughts, God said, “He chose you without you trying.” He continued, saying, “You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you.”

I hope you feel the all-encompassing love that I am experiencing. My prayers are for the Heavenly Father to envelop you in a moment as profound as I’m feeling. I want to offer encouragement to anyone who has faced rejection; remember that God’s love for you is unwavering, and He has chosen to call you His own.

“And I will be a Father to you,” …  “you will be My sons and daughters,” says the Lord Almighty. (AMP)

“I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;” (Isaiah 43:6 KJV)

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