God's fingerprint

I was sitting in a hotel lobby not too log ago spending time with a family member. Somehow then and there it really struck me how every person is unique, a design by God. He put a piece of Himself in you, that's why there is not, and will not ever be two people that are alike, not ever. God really did write a poem when He created you. That poem was written with His heart. It is something so very beautiful. He put a facet of Himself in you that cannot be found in anyone else. He created YOU because he delights in you!! Christian or non-Christian doesn't matter, your worth is not dependent upon faith.

Sitting there on that couch I could feel the warm heart beat of God. It moved me to tears, His love for YOU. Words become poor when trying to express His heart. How he longs for you! His thoughts about you are more in number than all the grains of sand found on the earth! He has not only counted, but even numbered the very hairs on your head.

How precious you are to Him!

I'll let one of my favorite artists sum up my thoughts:

Never has there been and never again

Will there be another you

Fashioned by God's hand and perfectly planned

To be just who you are

And what He's been creating

Since the first beat of your heart

Is a living, breathing

Priceless work of art

And I can see the fingerprints of God

when I look at you

I can see the fingerprints of God

And I know it's true

You're a masterpiece

That all creation quietly applauds

And you're covered with

The fingerprints of God

Steven Curtis Chapman

What do I reflect?

"What you see is what you become", is an expression I've heard many times. The things we watch, read, etc all affect us in different ways, good and/or bad. The inner image you have of yourself is what will determine what and who you will be.

The book of Proverbs clearly states: "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. " In other words, how our lives look like is a direct result from the condition of our hearts (our mind, will and emotions).

To guard means to: cover, defend, keep, police, protect.. and the list goes on. This means that I need to make a consicous decision to watch over what I choose to see, read and fill my mind with. Naturally, we live in this world and we come across things daily that may be negative or bad. It's what we choose to linger on and meditate on that will enter our hearts.

Since God is the one who created us, he knew exactly what he did when he said to Joshua; "Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do." God told him to be strong and very corageous in the face of the biggest battle in his life up to that point. This is what Joshua meditated on and meditated on and meditated on. The image God had of him as a success became a reality on the inside of Joshua. He began to see himself the way God saw him instead of meditating, (speaking and thinking) defeat and fear.

Paul writes in his letter to the church in Corinth: "But we all with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of God."

What I see IS what I become, and the more I focus on Jesus by filling myself with the Word, the more His image will be seen in and through my words and actions. I will know what he likes and doesn't like. His way of thinking and his way of speaking will become my way of thinking and speaking. It is Jesus who will be reflected off my life!