GOD’S MASTERPIECE

Created for Purpose

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”  Ephesian. 2:10

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What is one question you often ask God? Is it, “God do you have a plan for me?”

Each of our lives is a beautiful piece of artwork. Unknown to us, God has been painting our canvas, long before we were even born. Psalm 139:14 tells us “we were created and fearfully, wonderfully knitted together even before we were conceived.”  

He has a plan and purpose for all of us. Often people separate who God is from what He does. It is the same! It is seamless. For example:  When we say “God is our creator”.  We are saying He is God and He is our Master Artist. We can’t separate one from the other.

He is God the Creator:  Of all the things He created, we are His masterpieces. He chose us as His signature artwork!. We belong to Him and He is our God.  (refer to Ephesians 2:10a above)

He created us for a purpose:  First we have to accept and learn God is our loving eternal Father, who loved us so much that he sent His son to die on our behalf, for our sins, and was raised from the dead on the third day in order that we might have life, eternal life. (Easter made alive) He then wants us to live for Him because He has a plan and purpose for our life. (refer to Ephesians 2:10b above)   (more…)

CAN GOD USE EVEN ME?

God uses ordinary people

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Job 23:10, “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold”

Do you ever get discouraged when you keep making the same mistakes over and over and you just can’t, “ahh” ,be perfect”? Do you ever wonder if something is wrong with you?  

When I was in college I thought: “Why am I having all these insecurities still? Why don’t I have it all together? Why am I having all these silly emotions and why aren’t I able to control all my emotions faster than I am?   I am saved. I love Jesus. Maybe I don’t love Jesus as much as I think I do. Shouldn’t I be moving towards being able to fight these emotions off? 

Maybe I have sinned and I need to make it right, or maybe something isn’t just right with me. Maybe God can’t love me as much as He can love someone else.  Maybe I need to do more, or learn more, then I’ll be good enough.”

Do you ever have these kinds of conversations with yourself? I did. I still talk to myself with questions and emotions I often don’t understand.  I still haven’t arrived but I am a lot further along than I was in college.  God’s Word gives me God’s Truth about who I truly am and gives me guidance on which directions to take in the midst of my turbulence.   (more…)