Regardless of how we sometimes feel, each of us is special and uniquely tailored for one or more special tasks in our lifetime. Most of us at times struggle with our purpose on this earth, yet there will be times we will be a blessing to others. Listen to the words of Psalms 139 verse 14 - "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well." And again in Ephesians 2, verse 10 - "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." God doesn’t make junk, in us or in others.
The Bible is very clear in these passages – we are wonderfully made, we are His workmanship – and we each have tasks or good works to perform. And what God makes, it’s “perfect”. Yet at times we may feel like “junk” – everything we do seems to be wrong, nothing in our life seems to be right, and we get discouraged. It’s easy to look at our mistakes and think that we’re useless to ourselves, to others, and to God.
But God doesn’t make junk. All people have value, and we are all wonderfully made. And we were made for good works, or as the Living Bible says, “that we should spend these lives in helping others.”
No life is so messed up that it can’t be restored into a beautiful life that will bring help to others and glory to God. Each of us can find times we’ve made bad choices in our life. But each time we look up to our Father in Heaven and He reaches down, picks us up, cleans up the dirt, and set us on our feet again. Once God is given permission to take over, He makes us a new person. When we ask for forgiveness for our sins, God forgives us and blots them out and forgets them. (Isa. 43:25) As He forgets them, we are restored to perfection. We then don’t have the right to remind ourselves and hit ourselves over the head with our past mistakes. Neither does anyone else have the right to keep throwing them in your face. The sins are gone and forgotten! Forever!!
No, none of us are junk. We’re all very useful and loved by God. He is such a personal God that He knows how many hairs each of us have. (Luke 12:7) You and I are very important to Him.
In our quest for success in our life, we should have confidence in our abilities and our gifts, remembering each of us has different talents. We are not like any other individual, and should avoid attempting to compare ourselves to others who at that time we define as “more successful”. As you move away from the “junk” mindset, look for small opportunities to build confidence. Offer a kind word to someone, smile at an individual, or assist a person with a simple task - all of these positive actions will make a difference to others, and result in your feeling better about yourself. Continue to build one positive experience on another. When you have a setback, and you will, continue your forward motion, building and gaining confidence in yourself and your abilities.
Find your role in the game of life and pursue it using your unique skills and abilities. Not everyone is designed for a leadership role. Many people will find their success in a supportive role and will look forward to the time when they will hear “well done, good and faithful servant”.
I’m sure some of us have seen an old rusty car – it was probably considered “junk” to the owner – changed back into a beautiful automobile just like it came off the assembly line. Detroit doesn’t make old rusty cars to sell to people; they make shiny ones that over time and submitted to the elements of this world, can turn rusty. God is the same way, we all were perfect until sin came into our life, but we were not made as “junk”. But just like that rusty car, we also can be made shiny again. A person finding themselves in that situation – can ask for forgiveness, and ask for the wisdom and strength to turn their life in a more positive manner. It’s in all of us to gain a level of success, so let’s get started.
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