Comfort in Life Scripture

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Psalms 139:14-17

"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well...How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"

This is my life scripture. I'm not quoting verses 15 and 16 only because this is exactly what is on my name plaque at my parents' house.

This scripture is mine because I find comfort in taking this passage to heart. See, I have a hand that is smaller than the other, and although I struggle with "self appearance" issues at times, due to others, for in short terms, being rude, unfriendly, and inconsiderate of my feelings, I take comfort in knowing and loving that I am created in a unique and beautiful manner by the Master Potter, Himself.

My midwife told me once that I have a testimony to share, and that she would find it amazing if the Lord used me to help others. I never really understood what she meant until I was able to help a family member in their own struggle of human imperfection. It was then that I started to understand a bit more clearly.

I'm not sure I still totally understand how or why the Lord would use me, if that is His will for me, however, I am his servant, and I desire to be more like Him, and do as He commands.

I am His workmanship. I want to see me and others through His eyes.

 

[GodB4Us]

Welcome to the forum!!!

Truly the Lord is using you as a blessing to others in a world where the media hypes the outward appearance and public sex appeal as well as public approval, but He would use His people to look on the inner heart.

Emerson once said character is above intellect, but he could also add character is above beauty too.

We have these truths in the Bible.

1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

2 Corinthians 10:7Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? if any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

1 Corinthians 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

So I definitely see how the Lord can use you as a blessing to help believers stop chasing the vanity of this world but to seek after being the image of Christ.

This was written of Christ in prophesy as He was not of any public appeal that any would desire Him by His outward appearance.

Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Since God looks on the inner heart, so should we. May He help us to do this in Christ's love while bearing the shortcomings of those saints that are deep in vanity still.

May God bless you & keep you. May He shine His face upon you & give you His peace.