Have you ever battled lies telling you that you don't matter, that you're not wanted, that your life doesn't count? In Part 10 of the Your REAL ID series, four powerful Scripture truths confront those lies head-on: you are known, fearfully made, chosen, and called by God. You are wanted.
The Context
This Part 10 message opens with deeply personal journal entries from March 2005 — entries written during one of the lowest points in Pastor Tim Howe's life, just eight months after he came dangerously close to ending it. Through a divine appointment at his grandfather's viewing, God reached him with a word of life and began turning everything around. From that testimony, the teaching moves into four new Real ID truths drawn from Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, and Romans 8:30 — truths every believer needs to hear when the enemy whispers that they don't matter.
The Core Message
The teaching begins with raw transparency: journal entries documenting bitterness, burnout, feeling hollow, and the lies of the enemy that had nearly cost a life only months earlier. The turning point came through a prophetic encounter with a pastor who "read his mail" — speaking directly to thoughts no one but God could have known — and reminded him that he had a powerful calling and that the lies were from the devil. Looking back twenty years later, with a marriage, four children, and a fruitful ministry, the message rings clear: God's plans are far better than anything the enemy wants you to settle for, and your life matters infinitely more than you can see in your darkest moment. If you're battling those same lies, please reach out to a trusted friend, pastor, or counselor, or call 988 — the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
From that foundation, four identity truths unfold from Scripture. From Psalm 139, you are known by God — searched, examined, and intimately understood from before your first breath — and you are fearfully and wonderfully made, intricately woven in your mother's womb and designed to inspire awe pointing back to your Creator. From 1 Thessalonians 1:4, you are chosen by God, not by accident or by your own merit but by His sovereign love before the foundation of the world. And from Romans 8:30, you are called by God, predestined, called, justified, and glorified for His purpose. God knew you before He formed you, chose the exact moment in history for you to be born, and placed you here on purpose. You are wanted.
The Application
- Reject The Lies: Refuse to agree with the enemy's whispers that you don't matter or that your life has no purpose, because Scripture declares you are intimately known and deeply wanted by God.
- Reach For Help: If you're battling thoughts of suicide or hopelessness, talk to a trusted friend, pastor, or loved one right away, or call 988 — your life matters and God has better plans for you than you can possibly imagine.
- See Your Design: Remember you were fearfully and wonderfully made, intricately woven by the Creator and placed in this exact moment of history on purpose.
- Embrace The Choosing: Receive the truth that if you've been born again, you didn't stumble into salvation — you were chosen by God in Christ before the foundation of the world.
- Walk Your Calling: Recognize that God has called you according to His purpose and step into the assignment He has already prepared for you to walk in.
- Trust His Faithfulness: Even on your darkest days, hold onto the truth that God's plan for your life is far better than anything you can dream up on your own.
Conclusion
Take a few minutes to listen to this powerful and personal Part 10 message and let the truth sink deep: you are known, fearfully made, chosen, called — and wanted.
Here are some of the concepts we'll be touching on in today's message:
I am wanted by God, Your REAL ID, Known by God, Fearfully and wonderfully made, Chosen by God, Called by God, Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, Romans 8:30, True identity in Christ, Born again believer, Hope in Christ, Overcoming lies of the enemy, God's faithfulness, Divine appointment, God's purpose for your life, Predestined, Called out of darkness, Worth and value in Christ, Restoration
Scripture References:
Jeremiah 1:4-9; Psalm 139:1-18; John 15:16-17; Ephesians 1:3-4; Colossians 3:12-14; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-7; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Romans 8:28-30; 1 Timothy 2:1-6; Acts 2:21; Romans 10:9-10; 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Proverbs 13:22
