I grew up singing "Jesus Loves Me" and I believed it. Why is it so hard for me to grasp that God loves ME now that I'm an adult? I am a goal-oriented, people-pleasing, all-or-nothing kind of girl who tries with everything in her to make sure that the people around me are happy. I have a hard time imagining that God or any person would love me with all my imperfections. Fortunately, God sees me through eyes of grace and forgiveness and my imperfections are covered by Jesus' victory at the cross. And He allows people to love me in spite of my imperfections too!
Here is the truth: I am fearfully and wonderfully made! (Psalm 139:14) God made me with these traits that I consider to be imperfections. I am so different from the people that I admire, but that doesn't mean that God made them right and He messed up on me. God doesn't make mistakes! Is there room for growth and improvement in me? ALWAYS...I'm human! As I am writing this, I am realizing why I am so tired...I'm trying to change God's work of art...His masterpiece...ME! He made me this way and then put me with people who will sharpen me as iron sharpens iron...and I am so thankful for those people, by the way. Do I need purification as gold in a fire? Absolutely, but I don't have to throw myself into the fire if I will let God be the Master Refiner of my life.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well! (Psalm 139:14)
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