Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

- Psalm 139:14 NIV

You are NOT a mistake! You are fearfully and wonderfully made! You are created in God's image (Genesis 1:27). He knit you together intricately in your mother's womb (Psalm 139:13). He knows everything about you: the good, the bad, the ugly YET He still loved you so much that He sent His one and only Son to die for your sins and sicknesses (John 3:16, 1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:5). He put on human flesh to redeem you, to rescue you from the dominion of sin. 

Your body is God's handiwork. Therefore, it is flawless. Don't let the number on the scale, the color/style of your hair, the color of your skin, the size of your jeans, the brand of your clothes, or anything else about your appearance define you. Find your identity in Christ alone. Allow Him to fill your every void. Ask Him to help you see yourself the way HE sees you. It will blow your mind. Jesus is crazy about you. He wants a personal relationship with you. Spend time with Him daily in the Bible and prayer. Allow Him to transform your self image. 

Read Psalm 139 for more amazing truths about how God created you. 

GOD CREATED YOU ON PURPOSE

There are so many awesome truths found in Psalm 139. Below are the first 16 verses. Anytime you need a reminder of how special you are, read this Psalm. I love the way it talks about how well God knows us, the meticulous way He designed us. YOU ARE NOT AN ACCIDENT. I love the way Joyce Meyer puts it, "GOD CREATED YOU ON PURPOSE". Stop dwelling on your physical imperfections! The Word of God says you are fearfully and wonderfully made! When you talk negatively about your body, you are insulting God's perfect artwork. Don't dwell on what others say about you, look at what God says about you!

You saw me before I was born. 

Every day of my life was recorded in your book. 

Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. 

- Psalms 139:16 (NLT)

God knows your all your yesterdays, your today, and your tomorrow? God's already there! If you're a child of God, you don't have to worry. God's got you covered. He has a perfect plan for your life and if you love Him, He is going to work everything out for good for you (See Romans 8:28). Here is a link to a 2 minute video I shared about this: https://youtu.be/2k8oqLsGSBg :) Subscribe so you don't miss future videos! :)

You have searched me, Lord, 

and you know me. 

You know when I sit and when I rise; 

you perceive my thoughts from afar. 

You discern my going out and my lying down; 

you are familiar with all my ways. 

Before a word is on my tongue 

you, Lord, know it completely. 

You hem me in behind and before, 

and you lay your hand upon me. 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, 

too lofty for me to attain. 

Where can I go from your Spirit? 

Where can I flee from your presence? 

If I go up to the heavens, you are there; 

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, 

if I settle on the far side of the sea, 

even there your hand will guide me, 

your right hand will hold me fast. 

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me 

and the light become night around me,” 

even the darkness will not be dark to you; 

the night will shine like the day, 

for darkness is as light to you. 

For you created my inmost being; 

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. 

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. 

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 139:1-16 (NIV)

YOU ARE FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE,

Rachel Marie