for all the broken, tangled-up, messed-up, sweaty-palmed, & clumsy people (A November to Remember – 11.20.2014)
Today’s Scripture — 11.20.2014
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. ~ Ephesians 1:4
for all the broken, tangled-up, messed-up, sweaty-palmed, & clumsy people
This one’s for the doubters, and the fraidy-cats, and the mess-makers like me. Maybe like you?
This one’s for anyone who wants to believe that what the Bible says is true –
God has a plan and a purpose for you on this earth. No matter how broken, tangled-up, messed-up, sweaty-palmed, or clumsy you feel.
Believe this: God picked you, and He dreamed you up before He molded the earth into this whirling ball of stone. (True story … Read Ephesians 1:4 for proof.)
When you get to Heaven, He doesn’t want to shake your hand and congratulate you for being a great Mindy. (Unless you ARE Mindy!) He doesn’t want to tell you that you were a pretty convincing Mable. (Unless you ARE Mable!) He wants to tell you that He’s so happy that you were the YOU He created you to be. Amen? (I’ve been traveling a long road toward believing that one for myself.)
God didn’t wait for you to get your act together before He decided to love you with an incomparable love. He didn’t wait for you to get the grade, the corner office, the plaque on the wall, the Pinterested house, or the prettied-up life. He’s not waiting for you to figure out how to influence people and make friends.
God knows you can’t live a life of perfection. But He’s counting on you to live a life of purpose.
His love for you isn’t performance-based. He loves you because
He loves you because
He loves you …
a love conceived BEFORE you stepped one toe on earth.
That’s the essence of being PRE-approved.
That’s the essence of you.
This post is part of our month-long series, “A November to Remember: Seeing Yourself Through God’s Eyes.
How You Can Be a Part of This Movement:
1 – Print out the Scripture sheets. (Click here for printable versions.) Each of the 30 daily Scriptures are quoted in Love Idol, and each one ties back in some way to our identity in Christ. (You don’t have to read the book to participate in this study. But of course, you’re welcome to! )
2 – Find the passage assigned for today’s date.
3 – Consider how God is speaking to you. How does the verse help you remember who you really are, outside of all the cultural noise?
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