Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 (NIV)
You have everything you need to be all He has planned for you. You are amazing!
I can still remember the joy of realizing I really was a daughter of a King and, as a daughter, very much loved. I was blessed with parents who loved me and could relate to a parent’s love that remains steadfast through all situations. WOW! I was loved! By God Almighty! The earlier verses in the above passage tell me I am wonderfully made.
“You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13b-14(NIV).
Better still: wonderfully made and loved!
Still, I often struggle with feeling inadequate for what lies ahead of me, whether in the form of dealing with difficult situations or things I believe God is asking me to do. Yes, I am God’s daughter, and he loves me. BUT does he know how inadequate I really am? Verse 16 is God’s answer to my feelings of inadequacy:
“All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:16b (NIV).
That means He knew exactly what I would face before He made me. He made me for the life I am living! Since He made me ‘wonderfully,’ I believe that means that when God asks me to walk through a situation or take on responsibility for Him, He has already packed inside of me everything I need to thrive. (Yes, THRIVE, not just survive.) I love that. Through the creator, I have everything I need to do what He has ordained for me. We all have those days when our soul cries out, “No More – I cannot do this, God!” I think God says, “No, you cannot, but we can – I have made you for this, lean into the Holy Spirit, and we can do this.” When it is really tough, and for many of us, this year has been like that, I try to remember – He knows – He made me for this. Then I know that I can keep going with my Creator beside me (and in me). We CAN do this. And that takes me back full circle to remember how much He loves me.
Zephaniah 3:17(ESV) says, “The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
What an awesome, encouraging thought. My Abba is so happy with me that He sings over me! Wonderfully made, fully equipped and loved so much that the God of the universe breaks into song as He hovers over me. It just does not get any better than that! That is who I am.
Prayer
God, thank you that You knew all my days before You even made me. Thank you that You made me ‘wonderfully’ and that I have within me everything I need to live out Your plans for me and be all You have made me to be. And please, God, remind me that You are singing over me! WOW! You really do love me! I Praise You for how You have made me. I praise You for each day You have planned for me! Thank you, Abba.
Elizabeth Purcell
Thank you, Shari, for this blog. It really spoke to and encouraged me to focus on how much God has equipped me for what He has called me to do. My immediate fleshy response is often NOT to embrace my God-designed moments but to RUN the other way, driven by a fear of failure. I should know better…and do it afraid, trusting in God’s sufficiency. Oh Lord, I pray for the strength to do the things I should do and the will, not the things I shouldn’t do.