Yet, God is moving me. My "word" for 2017 has been "move"...which has caused my husband and I to move churches and move forward in ministry, thus founding our ministry, Sixfold Ministries.
Lately, I've received lots of encouragement and compliments. But, yet, I think, "Who am I?". Who am I that God would chose to use me in the way that He does? Who am I that He would leave the wonders of Heaven, be made human, and die for my sin.
Y'all (yes I say y'all!), sin is an ugly thing. I'm reading a book where the author speaks of her salvation and deliverance from drugs, addictions, and suicidal thoughts. She speaks of how she saw sin for the first time as sin; yet, in that same moment, saw God for all the glory and holiness that He is.
Again I think....who am I? I don't have an amazing testimony like that. I was and always have been a goody-goody and naive person. I still am in a multitude of ways. Yet, who am I that He would still die for me and take on my sin.
Here's the thing. I was a sinner, a sinner saved by His amazing grace. When I question who I am, I am questioning God and all that He is and has done. I was created in His image and every time I question who I am or feel uncomfortable receiving a compliment because I feel unworthy, I can feel God's presence. He speaks to my heart and says, "I've got this, girl". Because He made this girl.
Christian artist Mandisa says it like this, "He's still working on me. I'm unfinished."
God is indeed an artist. He created the world and all that is in it. He created you and I. As a mature Christian, I've always assumed that creation was finished in Genesis. But, God is still molding me and making me into His Masterpiece. And, as a child of God, you too are an unfinished masterpiece!
Isn't that amazing? As I sit at the kitchen table and reflect on this thought, I am completely overwhelmed. God made us in His image....to show His artistry and for His glory. So, I'll put on the full armor of God and take what He gives me, step by step. I'll accept the correction and guidance of His paintbrush, stroke by stroke. I'm a masterpiece.
You, too, are a masterpiece, completely and utterly unique. You are designed for great things, to show off the glory of the Creator, the glory of the Masterpiece Artist.
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