1You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit
and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Psalm 139:1-2
Amazing! Our
Almighty Father, Lord and Savior, knows everything about us. He knows each thought running through our mind. AND, He still loves us completely!
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night
around me,” 12 even the darkness will not be dark to
you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:11-12
Indescribable! Our Savior will go to the greatest depths to
be with us. He remains perfect, sinless
and holy; but, even when sin throws us into the darkest of pits, He waits with
a mighty outstretched hand. When storms
rage, leading us down the path of destruction, He waits with healing arms. We cannot hide from our Creator; but, the
choices leading to darkness will create a distance in our relationship. I have always and will always fear the
dark. The darkness blinds, places us at
risk for attack and nothing good happens after the light of day ceases. Stay in the Light!
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my
mother’s womb. 14 I
praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I
know that full well. 15 My
frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I
was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my
unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before
one of them came to be. Psalm
139:13-16
Unexplainable! The formation of our unique, wonderful and
beautiful bodies remains unfathomable.
God took the time to thoroughly create each specific detail of our
lives. He knew the features required to
fulfill His purpose. I spent years
condemning every feature of my body. I
based my worth on the image seen in the mirror.
Could my thighs fit in the diameter of my hands? Was my stomach flat as a board? I based success on numbers reached each
day. Did the scale reveal the smallest
number seen yet? How many calories did I
ingest this day?
I did not
understand the worth in me – plain and simple ol’ me! I did not need use an eating disorder to cry
out for help. I did not need to take
control of every situation. I am
fearfully and wonderfully made for a purpose.
God wrote my story at birth.
Somewhere along the years, I jerked the pen out of His hands and gave it
to the devil. Big mistake!
But, our
God offers endless Grace. He picked me
up out of the deepest pit. He took my
broken pen, torn/tattered book and began writing a beautiful story. He took all those dark chapters and edited
the sentences to become a ministry rather than a mess!
23 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but
not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not
everything is constructive. 1Corinthians 10:23-24
Every day, I have free will to jerk the pen back and begin writing. Every day, I have the choice to place worth
in my eating disorder, numbers revealed or the image in the mirror. Every day, I could veer off the straight path. I know the difference between living by
feelings or living by faith. Destruction
always occurs living based off feelings.
Peace overwhelms every situation lived by faith. I desire to walk alongside God and leave my
eating disorder as a distant memory.
Today, whatever pit, darkness, storm or struggle comes before you, know
full well that God desires to help you.
God created you for a purpose.
You are His Child. You are
beautiful. You are wonderful. Go in this world and spread the Light!
Day SIX! Who holds the pen for your story?
Live life. . .One Day at a
time!
Sheree Craig
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