Too Good Not To Share

Today's Scripture:
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 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, 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 139:14-15, NIV). * 

I know these are supposed to be short devotions, but the following link is too good not to share.  My suggestion is too read it in short sections.  You can save it in Favorites and come back to it.  Or save my blog--LOL--and link to it from there.  I am going to have to go back to this myself; because today, I am having some brain-fog (common to Fibromyalgia).

This is a short passage from the devotional link by Mary Southerland:

Step three:  Be yourself.
We should always be looking for something new to learn, an area where we can grow and changes that need to be made. Sit down with your mate or close friend and ask for a realistic evaluation of your strengths and weaknesses. Constantly search for gifts and abilities on which you can work. Don’t be afraid of change. It is a sign of life and growth. Change what needs to be changed, accept what you cannot change and quit whining about it! Don’t waste another minute trying to be someone you were never created to be. Stop questioning God’s design for your life. When an old man from the mountains of North Carolina was asked how he created such extraordinary wooden carvings of dogs, he replied, “Well, I just take my knife and a piece of wood and carve away everything that doesn’t look like a dog.” Learning to see your self through the eyes of God is like “carving away” everything that is not part of the original design – God’s plan – and then learning how to accept what remains.  

In His Eyes on Crosswalk.com devotionals

This is one of the things that I have been learning in my own life, and Southerland says it so well.  Psalm 139 has been a pivotal scripture in comforting me that God knows exactly where I am and who I am.  Furthermore, it has helped me to accept myself.  I hope Psalm 139 does the same for you.


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