Dark brown eyes. A button nose. Rosy cheeks. Slim fingers. Nik-Nak toes.
God decided that this is how I would be created.
My mom and dad showed love toward each other — and God took that love and designed an entirely new human being. That shows you just how powerful love is!
The Bible tells us:
"God is love." 1 John 4:8
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Genesis 1:1
God is love. Love creates. Love gives. Love produces. Love made the world.
And Love made you.
But there is another force at work:
"He [the devil] was a murderer from the beginning… he is a liar and the father of it." John 8:44
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy." John 10:10a
Satan is selfishness. Selfishness steals. Selfishness kills. Selfishness destroys. Selfishness destroys what love creates.
When you look in the mirror, remember this: God creates. Satan destroys.
If you’ve ever wished you had a different skin tone, eye color, or body shape, listen to this truth:
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Psalm 139:13-16
You are God’s masterpiece. His hands formed you with intention and care. That is all that truly matters.
God told Jeremiah:
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart." Jeremiah 1:5
Before you could think, breathe, or make a choice… God chose you.
This time, God has chosen me to carry a child He created in love.
While Shane and I may say this baby belongs to us, we know this child belongs to God first.
He is carefully forming this little one in my womb — knitting each feature, deciding each detail. God saw it fit that Shane and I would raise this child and teach them His ways. That is a huge responsibility and a beautiful honor.
Imagine a master craftsman spending months building something just for you, adding each feature with care and precision. How would you treat that gift?
God is crafting my baby — and He crafted you — with far greater love than any human craftsman could give.
So, I refuse to listen to the enemy’s whispers that I am not who I should be, or that my child is anything less than perfectly chosen.
God chose my baby for this exact moment in history.
By His grace, Shane and I will raise this child according to His Word.
And perhaps one day — if Jesus has not yet come — this little one will also become the carrier of another life, chosen and knit together by the Author of Life Himself.
