GOD THINKS YOU'RE WONDERFUL!

A few years ago, a special friend gave me a fantastic, little book by Max Lucado, titled "God Thinks You're Wonderful!". I'd like to share these words with you. "God is fond of you...If he had a wallet, your photo would be in it. If he had a refrigerator your picture would be on it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever we want to talk He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and he chose your heart. Face it, friend. He's crazy about you. By the way, it may be difficult for you to believe that God knows your name...but he does. It's written on his hand. Spoken by his mouth. Whispered by his lips. Your name. I have written your name on the palm of my hand. - Isaiah 49:16
Our hearts are not large enough to contain the blessings that God wants to give. So try this, the next time a sunrise steals your breath... or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless...remain that way. Say nothing and listen as heaven whispers,
"Do you like it? I did it just for you." If we give gifts to show our love, how much more would he? He could have left the world flat and gray...but he didn't. He splashed orange in the sunshine and cast the sky in blue. And if you love to see geese as they gather, chances are you'll see that too. Did he have to make the squirrel's tail furry? Was he obliged ot make the birds sing? And the funny way that chickens scurry...or the majesty of thunder as it rings? Why give a flower fragrance? Why give food its taste? Could it be he loves to see that look upon your face? So promise me you'll never forget... that you aren't an accident or an incident...you are a gift to the world,a divine work of art, signed by God. You knit me together in my mother's womb.-Psalm 139:13 You were knit together. You weren't mass-produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on this earth...by the Master Crafts-Man. He thinks you are the best thing to come down the pike in quite a while." This was a little over half of this little book-I'll share more with you tomorrow. If you don't think you're worth much or if others have made you feel insignificant and that you aren't all that they think you should be-just read over this again and remember how special you are to God (and isn't that all that really matters!) Have a great day!