A WORK OF ART...INSIDE EVERY WOMEN OF GOD

This is the centerpiece on our kitchen table.

It is a hand-made, one of a kind, aluminum piece of artwork, personally created by my daughter, Ilana.

For years I have watched her craft baby dolls out of toilet paper, make barbie clothes from masking tape, and put together stuffed animals by using a mixture of dodge balls, old socks, yarn, rubber-bands, and markers.

Who does this?

She does, and it's so expressive & imaginative that it blows my mind!

I drew a few pictures when I was in high school and tried to sew a pillow once, but this girl...she's made 3 quilts, nice quilts... and she's 10 years old.

As many gifts as I could purchase for her, none would add up the the value of the gifts God has given her. 

Many times I look at others and see obvious talents I wonder if I was given the short stick.  I can't sing, dance, paint, ...sometimes I can't even laugh right, (with a snort & a grunt attached)

Then I notice as I talk to other women, even those that have obvious talents, that they feel "short-sticked" too.
 How, I wonder, do we find ourselves feeling  so inadequate?

My heart runs back to my identity, and digs deep into thoughts of, "Who am I?"

I am the daughter of my parents, the sister of my siblings, the mother of several, and a friend of a few...but it's deeper then that.

I am/You are...

The daughter of the One, the sister to the Only, the mother to many (spiritually), and a friend of the followers of Christ.

When we stop looking at Jesus as our value of worth, we lose sight of who we are.  We start believing that the things around us give us identity.. a nice house, car, clothes, friends, even ministry.  Whatever looks good on the outside is what we want to be, what we want to have.

By placing your gaze back on the Lord & who He says you are, you soon begin to see that what He has given you, who are you, is much more worthy then all the talents the world may offer.

Reguardless of your new scarf, fresh highlights, and pretty smile...you are so much more.

You are His centerpiece of art!







Isaiah 64:8
O LORD, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand.

Who He says you are...

For years the world labeled me as a women of infertility, hopelessness, and loss.
I am grateful that I don't get my identity from the world or those in it, but rather by the Lord.
Even though I battled for years of heartache and have many children I have yet to hold, the Lord has told me something different.

He says that I have become a warrior.

He says I do good in battle.

He says I'm the mother of many.

He says I'm not to be consumed by sadness.

He says I am to be drenched with joy.

He gets final say on what I am and what I will become.

What has the world told you?
Did they define who you are and what your future holds?

If so, take time to ask God what He has for you. Who better to inquire than God Himself.  I am most assured that you have great worth and a prosperous future right before you!

<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/13909073/?claim=aybfdqjfn2k">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

Talented & Gifted

You are a person of many talents & gifts. Whatever you think your lacking doesn't even compare to what you really are.

You are chosen.
You are loved.
You are wanted.
You are free.

These attributes are always available to you regardless of how much value you think you have.
To Him, there is no one like you and never will be.