For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.  Ephesians 1:4 

 

You were in God’s mind before you were in your mother’s womb. Your parents didn’t create you - God did. It doesn’t matter if you were conceived during an act of date rape, or born to a mother on income support who had children by several different fathers. God created you! He didn’t allow you to be aborted, miscarried, stillborn or die in childhood. Those events didn’t take you. Why? Because God isn’t finished with you yet. Don’t forget that! Even if you were abused as a child, He never took His hand off you. He brought you through and kept you from losing your mind. He’s the One who brought you to an understanding of Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. He’s the One who raised you up in spite of every attempt of the enemy to destroy you, diminish you, defame you, or discourage you. The fact is, if you hadn’t gone through everything you’ve been through, you wouldn’t be the person you are today - and God knows that! He has been in the process of creating you, molding you, refining and perfecting you since the moment He first thought of you. He gave you your own personality, your own abilities, your own spiritual gifts and your own identity in Christ. Why? So that you, and you alone, might praise Him the way you do, give the way you do, serve the way you do, and love the way you do. Rejoice; you’re His unique creation and He loves you!