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Ephesians 2:10

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."

You are God's handwritten poem. You are His fine artwork, His masterpiece and His very rare and expensive treasure. The work He has done in you is simply beautiful and the works and feats He has prepared for you to do are even more breathtaking. It's hard to even imagine the life He has in mind for you while you are on this earth. There are people's lives to touch, people's hearts to love and heal, and a kingdom of love to bring to this dying and hurting world. I am so relieved to read that there is an answer to the desperate question within me: is there something more? I am overwhelmed that there indeed is more to the monotony of our day to day lives. Thank Jesus that the longing and anticipation are quenched with the "good works" that He has prepared for me and for you.

Sometimes the pressures of the world and the expectations we put on ourselves are too much for our hearts and shoulders to carry. We all want to be someone and to live a life that matters; we want to look back and see that we made a difference in some peoples' lives, and fought the good fight of faith for the Kingdom of God. My thought from this beautiful 'life' scripture is to keep walking. When all else fails, keep walking with Jesus every day and do what He tells you to do. God has good, exciting and magnificent works for you as you grab the hand of Jesus and put one foot in front of the other.

You can't even imagine what He has laid up for you. It's beyond exciting and awesome! Take a little time, a paper and a pen, and be still. Ask Him for a little picture of the good works He has in mind for you next (or even way into the future) and write them down. And keep walking toward them.

Selah.
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