Craftiness (Feb 10, 2009)

I don't even know if craftiness is a real word, but that is my inspiration today. I am blessed with craftiness ~ the ability to create. Hobby Lobby and Michaels love me. I am always in the middle of some brilliant idea I had. But in the middle of my craftiness is usually a mess.




I got to thinking about God's craftiness. I was blessed with a beautiful sunset this weekend in Austin. It was so beautiful to me I had to stop and take a picture. It made me late for dinner but it was worth it. In the middle of all that beauty, I thought about the mess we have made. I have to stop and remind myself that we were created in God's craftiness as well.



".. 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." Psalm 139: 13-14



He knew who we would be, yet He still took the time to make us one of a kind. He knew the mess we would make of ourselves and the world around us. He still loves me in the middle of my mess, whether it be my house, my craft room and even my heart. I need to unclutter my heart with all the stuff that I carry around in there. It needs to be all God's. I know that God loves us all in the middle of our mess, but can other people love us too? Can they see through the mess of what we have made of our lives and see our heart? Sometimes it is hard to show other people who we really are. We hide in the middle of all our junk so the real person is never seen. I am tired of hiding behind my junk. I want people to see my heart as it really is. I want them to see all the scars and brokenness. What would happen if we each opened ourselves up to just one person, other than our spouse? God knows our heart and still loves us. My husband knows my heart and still loves me.



Thank you God for your craftiness. Thank you for reminding me that you made me who I am and that you made me beautiful. Help me to see the beauty that you created in me and in others. Give me the ability to show others the beauty you created in them.