Created.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Created. Have you ever taken the time to just stop and think about the fact that God made you just like He wants you? We spend so much of our life wishing we looked like someone else. I know there have been many times in my life when I’ve dreamed of how great it would be to sing like someone else, or preach like someone else, or have the knowledge of someone else. Yet God made me as me for a reason.
That’s not to say we shouldn’t strive to grow and mature. God wants us to grow up in Him, and learn more OF Him and IN Him. He also wants us to develop the gifts He’s placed in us for His glory and renown. That’s all healthy. But there is something to be said about contentment with who you are.
Undoubtedly, many have used this as an excuse for sin. They may say things like, “This is who God made me to be so I can’t help it.” I beg to differ. Friend, God doesn’t make us sin. His will for our lives is so much better than what sin has to offer us, I promise you. His Word is clear that He wants righteousness for us – holiness. He wants us to look different from the world, and to be like His Son more and more each day as we grow in Him. Often it’s the “growing in Him” part that’s lacking, which leads to those excuses.
I’m talking about the genetic makeup of the person that you are. So you aren’t as tall as other people. Big deal (no pun intended). I feel your pain. But God made us this way. So you can’t run as fast as others. It’ll be okay. This is who God made you to be. So you can’t sing as well as that person whose voice you really admire. That’s not a biggie – you can sing like God intended for you to.
At the end of the day, the beauty of the life God has given us is found in the simple fact that we were CREATED. We are not a mistake, and we are certainly not the product of millions of years of “oops’s”. God made us, intentionally, and for a specific purpose. So today, take a moment and thank Him for His creativity. Thank Him that you don’t sing like everybody else, look like everybody else, or talk like everybody else.
He made you YOU. And the true beauty of it? He made YOU in HIS image. Now just think about that one for a minute…



That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake

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