We are all special in God's eyes.
As what Dr Charles Kraft said, "we are created in God's image - a masterpiece of God". When we continually bow our heads instead of lifting it up high, continually saying that we are dumb, ugly, incapable, etc...that is the devil speaking to us. Toying with our minds, whispering into our ear those discouraging words and lies. With those words constantly playing in our minds, we are automatically disabled/paralysed from even trying to succeed! I feel helpless when a friend is in that condition. But when we think that we are masterpieces of God, a masterpiece is something great and beautiful...perfect. Sometimes i think that it's "mind over matter" which means, we are what we think we can be. This thought is so powerful that all the devil's whispers are filtered and heard no more.
And we are not a mistake! Each of us are planned intricately before God created anything. He planned each and everyone of us to happen/born into this world. Wow...every brush stroke on a painting (every cell in our body) is put in it's place on the canvas...a perfect painting. Just thinking about it, makes me feel so loved.
God loves us so much that we are the only creatures who He has redeemed, adopted and entrusted with the holy spirit. God knows that it is our nature to sin - human NATURE to sin - We can't help but to sin! Yet, He chose to redeem us, adopt us when sinners are supposed to be abandoned and entrust us with something - not just anything but the holy spirit.
Finally, God sent Jesus to live as a human, died and rose again as MAN. Jesus understands all the pain and joy that we have been through or are going through. Sometimes when you watch television or something, you see one character crying and some friend comes around trying to console him/her. Then that character crying would say to the friend, "you won't understand". Can you imagine that? Well, good news. Even though your friend can't understand you, God does. He doesn't just understand but He knows it even before you telling Him anything. Isn't that a relief?
As what Dr Charles Kraft said, "we are created in God's image - a masterpiece of God". When we continually bow our heads instead of lifting it up high, continually saying that we are dumb, ugly, incapable, etc...that is the devil speaking to us. Toying with our minds, whispering into our ear those discouraging words and lies. With those words constantly playing in our minds, we are automatically disabled/paralysed from even trying to succeed! I feel helpless when a friend is in that condition. But when we think that we are masterpieces of God, a masterpiece is something great and beautiful...perfect. Sometimes i think that it's "mind over matter" which means, we are what we think we can be. This thought is so powerful that all the devil's whispers are filtered and heard no more.
And we are not a mistake! Each of us are planned intricately before God created anything. He planned each and everyone of us to happen/born into this world. Wow...every brush stroke on a painting (every cell in our body) is put in it's place on the canvas...a perfect painting. Just thinking about it, makes me feel so loved.
God loves us so much that we are the only creatures who He has redeemed, adopted and entrusted with the holy spirit. God knows that it is our nature to sin - human NATURE to sin - We can't help but to sin! Yet, He chose to redeem us, adopt us when sinners are supposed to be abandoned and entrust us with something - not just anything but the holy spirit.
Finally, God sent Jesus to live as a human, died and rose again as MAN. Jesus understands all the pain and joy that we have been through or are going through. Sometimes when you watch television or something, you see one character crying and some friend comes around trying to console him/her. Then that character crying would say to the friend, "you won't understand". Can you imagine that? Well, good news. Even though your friend can't understand you, God does. He doesn't just understand but He knows it even before you telling Him anything. Isn't that a relief?
God is in us - we can do greatness
God is with us - we are protected
CASTING CROWNS
"In Me"
If You ask me to leap
Out of my boat on the crashing waves
If You ask me to go
Preach to the lost world that Jesus saves
I'll go, but I cannot go alone
Cause I know I'm nothing on my own
But the power of Christ in me makes me strong
Makes me strong
**Cause when I'm weak, You make me strong
When I'm blind, You shine Your light on me
Cause I'll never get by living on my own ability
How refreshing to know You don't need me
How amazing to find that you want me
So I'll stand on Your truth, and I'll fight with Your strength
Until You bring the victory, by the power of Christ in me
If You ask me to run
And carry Your light into foreign land
If You ask me to fight
Deliver Your people from Satan's hand
To reach out with Your hands
To learn through Your eyes
To love with the love of a savior
To feel with Your heart
And to think with Your mind
I'd give my last breath for Your glory
God has given us everything. It's now our choice to see the wonderful things He has done in us and to live by it.
We are special and we can do great, great things with Him ^.^
