Fearfully and Wonderfully Made!

Jeremiah 29:11 -  I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

I love that I have the privilege of talking to the Creator of the universe as often as I want.  He cares.  He listens.  He responds.  I repeat.

Grand Canyon

Hold me by Jamie Grace, LOVE this song! This just describes so much how I can just run at anytime to my Heavenly Father anytime I need to.  I can remember driving back to California from Indiana and driving through the beautiful scenery and while going through New Mexico and Arizona and listening to worship music on my car stereo.  Just driving and watching the wonderful creations that the amazing Creator of the universe created so long ago.  I mean, what a masterpiece!!!  I mean I know you're supposed to really pay attention when you drive but I seriously was more in awe of the amazing colors around me! :-) There are so many places through out the world that can leave a person in awe of the magnificent creation in front of us! If God can do create such beautiful scenery...how much more will he do us us as His children?

I love the way these verses are written out of The Message Bible, from Matthew 6:25-34.

^25-26"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

Sometimes we need to realize that God's got our back and learn to relax in the mission of being God's child.

 ^27-29"Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

If you don't like the image you see looking back at you in the mirror then find your God mirror and see how Jesus see's you...YOU are perfection!!!

^30-33"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

You are fearfully and wonderfully-made by the skilled hand of an amazing God who loves us more that anything!

³⁴"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. 

When times seem that toughest we know what we have to do, probably the hardest thing of all, to surrender.  To surrender everything.  To lay it all down before our Father in Heaven because we can never do it by ourselves, but with God...we can get through anything, because He is the one that holds us.  He is by our side with His arms wide open!  

**Here's the official video for "Hold Me" from Jamie Grace!