Sadly, the world we live in glamorizes and idolizes perfection, constantly telling us lies that we aren’t enough. You are not thin enough. You’re not pretty enough. You’re not creative enough. You’re not smart enough. Your hair isn’t colored enough, think enough, long enough. Your teeth are not white enough. Your clothes are not stylish enough. Whether its in magazines, on TV shows, or in unhealthy relationships, these are just a few of the lies woman are presented with on a daily basis.
I went through a hard season of giving into these lies about never measuring up, never feeling pretty or skinny enough. Those thoughts and struggles would then lead to thoughts of: Why am I here? What is my worth? There are millions of people on this earth, why was I created?
Personally, I grew up in a home hearing and reading scripture from the Bible. Now, if you don’t read or believe the words in the Bible, I respect that and believe we’re all on individual life journeys.
For me, one such verse that has helped me on my personal journey is Psalm 139:14: “I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” It was used in sad, hopeless times, to try and cheer me up, and even in happy times to try to affirm and encourage me in my endeavors.
Yet, since I heard this message so often, I started to become a bit numb to it. I started to brush it off, not realizing it’s deeper meaning and how it applies to my life. It wasn’t until recently that I read it and a new perspective was shown.
Whether you grew up hearing this message over and over again, or if you’re reading these words for the first time, having no clue what it means to be “fearfully and wonderfully made,” the truth of this is the same: YOU WERE CREATED WITH PURPOSE, INTENT AND WORTH. But let’s take a look at a bit of historical context to better understand this phrase…
In the original Hebrew text of the Bible, the word fearfully means: with great reverence, heart-felt interest and with respect. The word wonderfully means: unique, set apart, marvelous.
If you chose to believe this message, that you are “fearfully and wonderfully made,” then I think its important to start looking at what this means for your life.
I believe it means that, when God created you, it was with heart-felt interest and respect. He didn’t just throw you together because He needed another human on the earth, He didn’t just make you to BE a reverent, respectful and heart-felt person, but He created you FROM a place of reverence, respect and interest
I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around all this. The God of the universe created me out of respect and is interested in me. Actually interested in my life. Woah…that’s big! And not only this, but I was created to be unique, and marvelous.
The next time you find yourself asking, Why am I here? What was I created for? God don’t you care about me? Remember your Creator. Remember that He didn’t have to make you. He didn’t have to create another person to put on earth–we have a lot of them. But He did make you. He took time to create and make everything about you to be unique, to be intended for something great.
You are beautiful. You are enough. You have purpose.
That’s why you’re here. That’s who you are.
You were created to be marvelous. You are loved more than you know. There has never been, and there will never be another you.
Hold onto this truth and continue to blossom into the “fearfully and wonderfully made” woman that God created you to be…
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