Made in His Image

“Then God said, “Let Us make mankind in Our image, in Our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” Gen 1:26

“Red, yellow, black and white, we’re all precious in His sight… “

Every time I go to the mall, I am struck with how different each of us is.  Some short, some tall, some big, some small – we have different personalities, characteristics, likes, dislikes, hopes and dreams.  Each of our differences makes up a wonderful world where each of us was born unique – and born to do something special. Imagine if we looked the same or each did the same thing – how boring life would be!  And nothing in the world would get accomplished because nothing ingenious would be done.

Problems come in when we start comparing ourselves to others, or, we don’t see the value in our traits.  We may not look like the supermodel off the cover of Vogue, or we may not look like our favorite sports star.  No matter, God has fashioned us.  Every bit of us. He made us for a unique purpose in Him.

I am drawn to the example of Nick Vujicic.  Here is a man who was born without limbs.  “How cruel must God be?!” you might say.  But Nick doesn’t think so.  He blesses God for the opportunity to share his witness as he ministers to the thousands with the message, “There is no obstacle too big that you can’t overcome.”  Although doing daily tasks such as brushing his teeth and taking a shower require immense effort, Nick has found solutions to these deficiencies and obstacles brought on by his lack of limbs.  Some days it was difficult, yes, but even through that he managed to thank God for his life and remember that He would use him for His glory. 

Do you know you are wonderfully made?  If you lack in self-confidence, remember that God has fashioned you for a unique purpose.  There is no shame in how God has made us.  He loves us each the same.