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Masterpiece

    It is easy to feel undervalued and to struggle with knowing that we are loved and appreciated. It can lead to a lot of heartbreak and sadness in this world through our trying to do things that earn that love and acknowledgement we crave so much. But we are forgetting one huge detail that changes all that-- we already have it.

    We are so loved by our creator who wants nothing more than a relationship with us. He expresses His love to us through many different venues. It is important to remember one in particular-- He created you. It wasn't your parents who determined your existence and it wasn't an accident. He knew what He was doing when He made you and everything about you was purposeful. Even the parts of yourself that you don't necessarily like!

    He knit you together in the womb before your mother even knew she was pregnant with you. He knows every detail about you because that's the way He made you. You are a masterpiece in the eyes of your creator and there is no one who appreciates or loves you more. Next time you are feeling undervalued, remember how precious you are in the eyes of Jesus.

Psalm 139:13-15 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. (ESV)

Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. (ESV)

Romans 5:8 But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (ESV)

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