Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
I praise you
because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are
wonderful,
I know that
full well.
Earlier today I sat out in my chicken coop watching my
chickens as the do what chickens do. I like to spend quite time sitting there
watching, thinking and reading my Bible. Today a thought came to me, so I
thought I would share it.
Picture in your mind the most incredible thing designed
by mankind that you have ever seen. Perhaps the Empire State Building, the
Shuttle built by the technicians at NASA, The Golden Gate Bridge or even the
intricate detailing in a painting you've seen.
What name comes to mind when I say the words
"creative genius?"
Who do you think of when I mention God-like compassion, caring
and loving?
What author's name do you think of when I mention
"poetry," "drama," "mystery,"
"fiction," and "comedy?"
What do you see when I say "strength," and
"stamina?"
Finally "winner," "successful," or
"role model?"
I'll bet you a Giordano’s pizza (for all my College friends)
you never saw yourself in any of those
images. And yet...
Look at your hands. Are they not the same as the hands of
the skillful artist, architect, mason, or technician?
If you were to x-ray your skull, would you not find the
same brain matter that takes up the space between the ears of Einstein, Plato,
and Disney?
Hold your hand to your chest. Can you feel the beat of a
heart capable of paining for the homeless and starving? Have you not the same
heart that beat in the chest of Jesus, Gandhi, Mohammed or the thousands of
missionaries around the world?
Look at your fingers. Are they not like the fingers of
Frost, Churchill, Stevens, Wilder and King that held tightly the pens that
wrote the words that shaped the world?
Look at your feet. Show me the difference between yours
and gold medalists of the Olympics or the rescuers who carried the people out
of the rubble in Taiwan's tragic earthquake.
Finally. Close your eyes as you stand in front of a
mirror and picture in your mind that man or woman who you think of as a
success, a winner and role model. Open your eyes what is the difference between you and that person.
There is no difference...except in how you perceive
yourself.
We all have the mind, the hands, the feet, the fingers,
the heart to be exactly what you want to be. The only thing that is stopping
you is the person you see in the mirror.
We each have all that it takes. God has given it to each
of us. How will you use it today?
Dear Lord, thanks You for giving each of us the talents
and gifts to do whatever we set our mind to. Help us use them today to
accomplish great things. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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