Sunday, May 10, 2009

fearfully and wonderfully made

Last week at the church I've been visiting, the pastor mentioned Psalm 139:14 about praising God because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. This mention of the verse was not even a main point of his sermon, but I was so struck by it. God spoke to me and reminded me that I AM fearfully and wonderfully made. Move over insecurity and self doubt!! Julie is fearfully and wonderfully made by the Most High God!
Portions of Psalm 139 say:
1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
5 You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.,,,,,,,

13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

the whole passage can be found here http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20139&version=31
There is great freedom from insecurity to be had in the dwelling of this truth. God knit me together. He formed my inmost being. I am who I am because He made me. Note: this isn't an easy excuse to all my sins and faults and shortcomings. But yet, when I look in the mirror, when I think about my personality, my sense of humor, my character, instead of being insecure about being accepted or worthy to those around me, I must remember that I am uniquely made by God. All the things that are inherent in who I am are because God made me to be those things. Unique but yet in His image.
When I'm full of self doubt about my talents, my looks, my attractiveness to a man, my ability to make and keep friends, I am reminded that God made me. And He made me for Him. He made me to bring glory to Him. Now, what can I do with that information to be kinder to those around me, put myself out there more to make friends, give extra attention to someone who needs it, not have to experience the negativeness of rejection and/or just being all that He made me to be?!
What will you do different if you live in the truth that God knit your inmost being and that He's ordained all of your days?