Today is a continuation from last week, adding a little more food for thought about God's love for us.
Mirror image twins can look so much alike it can be hard to
tell them apart. But no matter if they have the same color eyes, skin tone, hair
color, height and are the same build—they have different spirits. I think we
often forget we are spirit beings, in physical bodies. Our spirits and souls
make us more unique than anything else. It’s not our hair type, color or length.
It’s not the color of our eyes, or skin tone—it is our spirits.
The real us is all about the inside.
King David really had a grasp on God’s handiwork in us as humans and
individuals...“Thank you for making
me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is
marvelous—and how well I know it!” Psalms 139:14 (TLB)
The makeup and complexity of the human body alone, is mind
blowing! Just think about DNA ((Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating
material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of
chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.).
Even Identical (or what I like to refer to as, mirror image) twins do not have
identical DNA.
- Identical twins do have the same genotype. After all, they come from the same fertilized err. Recent studies have shown that identical twins have very “similar” not “identical” DNA, but for the most part, according to basic biology it is identical. Identical twins aren’t completely identical because DNA is essentially like instructions to building something, how your body decides to build that is random. (UCSBScienceLine.com)
They also do not have identical fingerprints. So in truth,
no one is an exact replica of anyone else—we are all “fearfully and wonderfully made”! (Psalms 139:14, NIV) We all have
something about us that no one else has. Wow! Only God could do that!
When God sent the prophet Samuel to anoint King Saul’s successor
(David), this is what happened…8So it was, when they came, that he looked at
Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”
7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at
his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the
Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the
Lord looks at the heart.” I Samuel 16:7-8 (NKJV)
Because we spend so much time judging outwardly, this is
where we get ourselves into trouble. Our eyes tell us God, didn’t do such a
good job on our nose—He made it way too big! Or He must have been tried the day
He made me, because why else would I be so short, or have such thin hair? But none
of this has to do with the real you!
God didn’t choose David to be King, because of his stature;
no it was because he knew David’s heart.
We live in a world that is so obsessed with looking good and staying as young as possible. It wants nothing to do with the natural process of aging
gracefully—God’s process.
Have you ever met someone who was a natural beauty? Over the
years, I’ve met a few and one thing for sure—if they have an ugly personality
(which some of them do), it will always outshine their physical beauty. But this
works both ways. I know women who by the world’s standards are far from
beautiful, but they are adorned with beautiful spirits, which makes them
beautiful. You want to be around them all the time, because they are joyful,
encouraging, funny, warm, considerate, loving and gracious—all the good stuff
that comes from the heart!
3Don’t be concerned about the
outward beauty that depends on jewelry, or beautiful clothes, or hair
arrangement. 4Be beautiful inside, in your hearts, with the lasting charm of a
gentle and quiet spirit that is so precious to God. 5That kind of deep beauty was seen
in the saintly women of old, who trusted God and fitted in with their husband’s
plans. (I Peter 3:3-5 TLB)
Not only are we created uniquely, we are also given the opportunity
to have our own unique relationship with God. Some of the same people we look
at and envy are blessed because they have chosen to have a closer relationship
with Him—which does come with benefits.
There are those of us who have money, because we can be trusted to give and
help others. Some of us are married because it is our destiny to be wives (help
meets) and mothers. Some of us are single because God needs us to focus on Him
and be about His business. Some of us have nicer homes because we have the gift
of hospitality. Some of us have, because we have loved God from the beginning
and have an obedient spirit. Like King David—one after God’s own heart.
Some of us don’t have money because we are not trustworthy. Some
of us don’t have because of things we set in motion while in our sin— and are reaping the consequences. Some of
us are not wives because we really wouldn’t be good at it. Some of us don’t
have because Jesus is not Lord in our lives. Some of us lack things because we
won’t put in the time and effort to build a relationship with the Father. I
hadn’t planned on going this route, but the Holy Spirit directed—so it must need to be said.
There are many reasons why our lives are the way they are, but
it doesn’t negate the truth that—God’s love is unconditional. The beauty of that
love, is no matter what we have done in the past or maybe even do in the future—it
will not stop God from loving us. It doesn’t take from His forgiveness and
promises.
You see sisters—the sky is the limit for us when it comes to
our relationship with the Father! Never be envious or jealous of someone else.
Don’t look at others and judge outwardly, being duped into thinking God loves you less or
has forgotten you. God loves us all uniquely!
God sees something special in all of us. But it is up to us
to believe that He does. It’s up to us to accept the lot we have been given, and trusting God through it all. Trust me; no one has an easy, breezy life in this world, no matter what it may look like to you on the outside.
If you are one who struggles with believing God loves you or
that you are special in anyway—read your bible and begin to meditate on what it
says about you. James tells us that if we draw near to God, He will draw near
to us. Now that’s a great beginning. It is in the quiet and loving times with
God that we find just how unique and loved we are.
The Lord has taken the time to not only create you, but work
your life together for His good—from beginning to the end. It doesn’t get any
better than that! It can’t! We are fearfully and wonderfully made. It is not based on our looks, or our works...it's all about the heart! Amen!
Until next week...
1 comment:
It's Saturday morning here in BJ, but I needed to be reminded of the "need to draw near" as I am freed from the distractions of life at home. It's so easy to find new distractions!
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