This is a picture of a rose that I took recently. Beautiful in its simplicity. Just as it is. Not in some expensive crystal vase, not part of a vast array of flowers in some mansion estate garden. No it is simply there, standing lovely in its own matchless glory.
I want to remind you how you are also one-of-a-kind. There has never been anyone like you, nor will there ever be again in the history of the universe. I am reminded of the Scriptures when David writes in the Psalms to/about God: “For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” (Psalm 139:13-14). Earlier, David also wrote, “The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your love, O Lord, endures forever – do not abandon the works of Your hands.” (Psalm 138:8)
Maybe today you aren’t feeling all that exceptional, all that special. Perhaps you are feeling tired, as if time has gotten the better of you and your dreams have passed you by. Maybe you are depressed, discouraged and feeling like this is your life, period, it is what it is and there’s nothing you can do but ride it out. Perhaps you’re finding it to believe in God or yourself anymore. You look in the mirror and have no idea who that woman is staring blankly back at you with no hope in her eyes.
I understand, because I struggle with these thoughts/feelings, and beliefs also, pretty much on a daily basis. Some days I feel like the parade has passed me by, and that I’m just stuck in this rut called my life. I feel old, useless, and hopeless, like a big fat failure altogether ready to just give it all up and throw in the towel. I want to find a giant hole, crawl into it, and drag my blanket it and cover myself with it.
But then I choose to believe the truth about myself. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. God don’t make no junk and He has a purpose for my life and won’t abandon me. I am unique. It’s then that I wipe the exhausted tears from my face, take a deep breath, and choose to take the next right step. My prayer is that this will encourage you today. That you will remember how beautiful you are, right this moment, that you will remember Who designed you, and Who has purpose for you, and that you DO have purpose, and promise, and hope for today, and the day after that, and the day after that…
The next time you look in that mirror, my friend, say out loud to yourself, “I am beautifully and wonderfully made, and I have a purpose and a plan!” You are a blessing!!!
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