A Pound of Thoughts

Since I couldn’t post yesterday, I’ll go ahead and count today as day two.

Scripture: “I am your Creator, You were in my care even before you were born,” says the Lord. - Isaiah 44:2

Point to Ponder: I am not an accident.

Question to Consider: Knowing that God created me for a purpose, what areas of my personality, background, and appearance do I need to accept?

Growing up, my parents as well as others in my family would jokingly tell me that I was an accident. I was not planned by my parents. They wanted to stop having children after they had my sister. So this day’s topic has special meaning for me.

Here’s a little tidbit from the book:

Long before you were conceived by your parents you were conceived in the mind of God. It is not fate, nor chance, nor luck, nor coincidence that you are breathing at this very moment. You are alive because God wanted to create you!

This is a very powerful realization that we all should come to. None of us were born by chance. God has a purpose for everything that He does. And so, each one of us has a special place in the Kingdom of God. The trick is to find that place. And the only way we can is to talk to God and ask Him to reveal to us His will for our lives.

Going back to the question, there are several things that I have difficulty accepting about myself. One thing is my size. I have put on a little extra padding in the last several years. I have a difficult time disciplining myself when it comes to exercise. I am becoming more and more determined to lose this padding before the year is through. I would also love to change a few aspects of my personality. I am definitely an introspective person, although in the last few years I have become less and less shy about expressing my thoughts and feelings. I still have trouble expressing myself every once in a while, though. (Hence the reason I started this blog). I also can get pretty upset, if the situation calls for it. I have gotten better, though, as far as controlling my temper. However, sometimes I wish I just wouldn’t get so upset. It’s not good on the stomach!

As much as I would like to do a total “overhaul” sometimes, I realize that God created me the way He did, and let me experience the things I have experienced, for a reason. And the same goes for everyone else out there. That’s just one more step in the direction of discovering God’s true purpose for us on this earth.

One more thought in closing from Rick Warren’s book - one I especially like: “We discover the meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives.” Lord, I pray that we all make you the reference point for our lives, that we realize that we would be nothing without You. Lord help me to be what you created me to be. In Your precious name, Amen.