Today I want to focus on YOU. Psalm 139 says we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" and Genesis 1:27 says that we are made in the image of God. That means that YOU are made in the image of God. He is your creator. He loves YOU. No matter what the bullies at school say to you, no matter what the magazines promote you should be, no matter how others treat you, YOU are made in the image of the Almighty God. Each of you is unique and special to Him. Don't let the world dictate how you should look or act. Let your Creator be the guiding force in your life. Proverbs 31:30 says that "favor is deceitful and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised." Your skin will not always be wrinkle free and your hair will not always be luxurious. But your heart can always be beautiful if you let the word of God live in it.
As much as we all are uniquely ourselves, we also have different talents for doing the Lord's work. In I Corinthians 12:12-27, Paul deals with this very subject. The body of Christ is like our own bodies. The eye has a specific purpose just like feet have specific purposes. The eye is not more important than the feet; they simply have different jobs. We all work together to do God's will but each of us don't do the same things. Some ladies are great at fixing meals for the sick while others are better at sending encouraging cards. Find your talent and use it! Do what YOU are capable of doing. Don't compare yourself to others because they are doing what they can do while you need to focus on what you can do.
Embrace your differences! Embrace your talents! God made you and you are beautiful.
-C
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