You
carefully arranged me from your materials, and skillfully wove me into a unique
person before I was even formed. And, as you created me you wrote my story,
blessing me; blessing the work you would do through me. (Psalm 139:15-16)
Do you live in the reality of this passage?
Do you recognize that this promise from God is also reality for each of the
people you will encounter today? If so, should you not focus on helping each of
your people to recognize and appreciate that he or she has a destiny; a story
to complete? With this understanding, your people will be encouraged to seek
relationship with their Creator; emboldened to pursue their unique story. Then,
they too can act with courage and power; real authority.
The Psalmist understood – your relationship
with God begins long before you are even aware of Him. Although the writer can’t
see and touch the Lord, he knows that God’s hand has shaped him into a unique
creation He deems to be very good. The hopeful confidence of knowing he was
destined to participate with God to finish the story of his life – and that he
could not fail – gave him the confidence to overcome his fears (verse 23) and to
boldly pursue God’s vision (verse 24).
Invest focused attention on each of your
people so they can pursue the story God has written for their lives.
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