Fashioned By GodSample

You Were Fashioned By God

A photo frame sits on a shelf in the home of our son and daughter-in-law. The inscription on the frame reads, “It was love at first sight,” and displays a black and white sonogram image of their firstborn child. With the miracle of technology, they were granted the ability to see inside the womb and behold their baby. While the photo gives some idea of the baby’s future facial image, he is much cuter now at six months of age. But looks didn’t matter at all when they viewed their first glimpse of him. They loved him because he was theirs.

God loves you because you’re his. He had as much to do with your creation as your parents—even more so because he decided which of their genes you would inherit. You are not some random arrangement of DNA. You were designed intentionally and with a purpose. In Jeremiah 1:5, God tells Jeremiah that he knew and planned for Jeremiah’s life work before he was even conceived. Jeremiah was no more special to God than you are. God’s love for you is just as strong, and his plans for you are even better.

God selected your nose, eyes, hair, and basic figure. He chose your height and shoe size. Our good God decided whether you’d be a creative free spirit or a logical thinker. He placed love in you for the pursuits he designed you to follow. And he put an empty space in your heart that only he could fill, so you would seek him every day of your life. 

If you’re like most people, you have at least one physical feature you’re not crazy about. Does it change your thinking when you realize how intentional God was about creating you? Rest in the knowledge that you were created to be who you are. Some things we can work to change, but some things we cannot.

If your eyes are blue, embrace colors in your wardrobe. If they’re brown, opt for more neutrals. And if you want to look taller or thinner than you are, add a long chain necklace and drop earrings. You can control your image.

Spend a few minutes now thanking God for the way he made you. Ask him to give you peace about it and remain open to change as God leads you in the days ahead.