You Are WONDERFUL!

I included this piece in At the Table: Words of Faith, Affirmation and Inspiration for LGBT Believers of Color (www.lulu.com)
 

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14 (NIV)

Take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Look at your facial features; your forehead, your eyes, nose, lips…look at the complexion of your skin, your shape, your height. Take in everything that you consider to be an imperfection; what you wish was bigger, smaller, smoother, more defined. Next, think about all of the talents and abilities that you possess that you can do especially well, things that you required no training in, you just know how to “do” them. Focus on this for a minute, and then smile :o)

Check you out with your unique self! You stand out, you are set apart, and you are special! No one on this planet looks like you, no one can do the things you do just like you can! That’s because God made you an original, and no two of His children are alike! When God looks at you, He sees a good thing. He sees perfection in everything thing about you, because you are made in His image, and He is perfect. And when you’re operating in the gifts He has given you, I can imagine His face lighting up with pride as He turns to the angels saying, “That’s MY child, that’s MY workmanship right there!”

Whosoevers, we all have days where we feel less than perfect; where we struggle with low-self esteem and low self worth. This is simply a tactic of the enemy to keep us from realizing our true potential and worth in Christ. Today, I urge you to tell the enemy and yourself that you are beautiful, you are special. You are unique, and you are perfect. Your Heavenly Father made you, and in every sense of the word, you are WONDERFUL!