By Donna Steward
“You made my whole being; you formed me in my mother’s body. I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well. You saw my bones being formed as I took shape in my mother’s body. When I was put together there, you saw my body as it was formed. All the days planned for me were written in your book before I was one day old. God, your thoughts are precious to me. They are so many!” (Psalm 139:13-17, New Century Version).
You are created according to God’s perfect design and that design is intended for accomplishing His purposes for your life. Isaiah 64:8 says, “. . . O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand” (King James Version).
How you view yourself influences how you think about God. It has an effect on your family, your friends, and your future. Do you compare yourself to others? Are you tempted to think others are better than you or that God loves them more?
When we reject ourselves and the unchangeable features of our physical bodies, we are actually rejecting God and His work in our lives. There are several areas of our lives we cannot change, and we need to understand that God created us as a perfect design to accomplish His purpose.
You cannot change your birth mother or father. Some of their weaknesses will be passed on to you. “But he said to me, ‘My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.’ So I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me” (2 Corinthians 12:9, NCV).
Your height, voice, body build, metabolism, complexion, eyes, ears, hands, feet, and countless other features, down to the smallest detail – God knit them together while you were inside your mother. He made you perfect for the purpose He has in store for you.
God chose to make you a male or a female, knowing exactly what plans He has in mind. “And he answered and said unto them, ‘Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female’” (Matthew 19:4, KJV).
We cannot change who our brothers and sisters are. Accepting brothers and sisters involves accepting their personalities, abilities, and talents as well as their physical defects and failures.
We are all descended from common parents – Adam and Eve. Accepting our racial heritage will help us see other people as the special work of God’s design.
Esther 4:14 states, “And who knows? You may have been chosen queen for such a time as this” (NCV). God has a purpose for your life at this specific time in history. Even if the times in which you live are evil, how much more important it is for you to fulfill your role as God’s light in a spiritually dark world.
God gave you your special mental abilities. God isn’t going to compare you with anyone else. He made you to be you. You are His masterpiece.
God reminds us to make good use of the time He has given us to live. He has chosen a life span just for you. While you are here on the earth, you can invest in the lives of your family and others, teaching them about Him. You can look forward to eternity with Him.
We need to trust Him and the unique plan He has for our lives. We need to accept the unchangeable events in our lives, even the weaknesses and limitations. Our difficulties, including birth defects or the failures of others, can be used as tools in God’s hands to achieve great things for His Kingdom!
As you accept God’s design, you will be able to welcome His work in your life and cooperate in fulfilling His purposes for you. He is looking at how you use your spiritual gifts, talents, and abilities, and He’s going to help you reach your unique potential.
There is only one you in the whole world. You are beautiful, and you are loved deeply by God. You are His masterpiece.
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