When you're used to trying hard to be valued, not trying feels like a river of relief.
"Look at the birds, free and unfettered . . . in God's care. Aren't you far, far more valuable to Him. . . ?" Matthew 6:26
“One of the wonderful results of my consciousness of God’s staggering love for me as I am is a freedom not to be who I should be or who others want me to be. I can be who I really am.” Brennan Manning