Written By Sandra Skinner-Young Categorised in: Video Blogs by Sandra

No One Can Replace You

Transcribed from Video:
Hi. It’s great to be with you again. I have had a little bit of a problem the last few weeks. Every once in a while, this thought of a dear, dear friend would flit into my mind and then it would be gone. I didn’t pay much attention to it. I was busy, so I would just go do whatever. Actually, last night I realized it was the anniversary yesterday of her death. Anniversaries are really important to us. We need to pay attention to them because, whether we’re consciously aware of it or not, our mind is thinking about some of those things that happened in the past. But anyway, that’s not what I want to teach on today.

What I want to tell you is this was a wonderful, wonderful woman. Very creative, highly intelligent. She was a client of mine, and then after we finished our work, we actually became friends. But when she was a client, we uncovered an ancestral curse which essentially said if she ever chose Jesus Christ, then the curse would cause a very bizarre blood dyscrasia, that’s a blood disease. Sure enough, she had had some hematological tests, and there was something kind of bizarre in there, but nothing really serious. They really weren’t sure exactly what it was, but it frightened her, and she said, “Sandra, if it ever happens, will you be there for me?” I assured her I would be.

She never, ever did have that disease, thank God, but she was very devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ, and she opened her own counseling center, so she was very, very busy. She had a whole cadre of counselors. She was one of these people who are just instantly loved, had a lot of charisma, many, many friends. She was very busy in her church, so a very visible person. She had a devoted husband. When she actually did get sick with some cancer, you know all the hoops people with cancer go through. It’s a lengthy process, but I too was having a lot going on in my life, and I told myself, “She’s got all those people, so it doesn’t matter if I don’t phone her that often or I don’t write or send a card or flowers or visit.” I just kept telling myself that.

You are not replaceable

When I realized it was the anniversary of her death, I felt some real deep sorrow, and then I asked the Lord, “What’s going on right now?” and he said, “You’re feeling guilty.” “I’m feeling guilty?” “Yes, because you were believing a lie.” “I was believing a lie, Lord?” I was really awake at this point, and he helped me see that, yes, she had all those fabulous friends, all those neighbors, all the colleagues, family to help her, but she really needed me too.

Because, you see, I am not replaceable, and I hope you know you’re not either. No human being has ever been before or ever will be again. We’re more magnificent than the Mona Lisa. We are unique. We’re a treasure, and I don’t want any of you to make the same terrible mistake I made and think less of yourself and your importance in people’s lives.

I was really a mess for a few minutes, and I know the Lord tells us we don’t talk with dead people. That is a no-no. That’s taboo, but I know that our Lord God is not trapped in time. He’s omnipresent. He’s everywhere all the time, and so I asked Jesus if he would give a message to my friend, because I’m sure she’s with him. I got an answer back, and I just want you to know you are so special. Psalm 139 says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. You are fabulous. We are told in the word of God that we are priests and kings. I purposely wore this lovely necklace today. I think it looks like some crown jewels, but my precious granddaughter gifted it to me at Christmas, and I said, “Why did you choose that?” She says, “Because it looks just like you, Grandma.”

I think out of the word, mouths of babes, little ones, they innately know we are royalty if we are indeed God’s children. He made us all to be that, but we get to choose if we want that destiny or not. I just want to bless each one of you with, if you’re not sure yet, asking Holy Spirit to start doing that good work in you, to help you know in your knower without a doubt that you aren’t ever to be replaced. You are significant and wonderful. Thank you.