Magnum opus

Has anyone ever told you you're special?

 Has someone told you how much you mean to them? 

Has anyone ever told you "You're one of a kind"? 

Sometimes, at least for me, I felt silly at the sound of those compliments. There have been times in my life I didn't feel special, I was hurting or broken on the inside and those words felt cheap. There have also been times in my life when those words have come out of someone's mouth and it's something I felt they said out of obligation. Because sometimes life and circumstances affect our relationship with God, there have been times when I had a hard time accepting God's voice telling me "you're special" or God telling me that I'm unique and loved, created by Him!! 

We call God our Lord, Father, the Great Physician, Provider, King, and we also refer to Him as our Creator and The Potter. (See some references: Gen. 5:2, Isaiah 64:8, Philippians 4:19) I guess being created by the ULTIMATE DESIGNER and RULER of the UNIVERSE makes us pretty special... Hand Crafted (Ps. 139:13-18, these read good in NASB and MSG) But do you know what that means... I mean, what it really means..... ??? Since we are each a child of the most high God, the Living King of Glory we ... are... His....

MAGNUM OPUS!!!!

Now, you've probably up to this point understood most of what I said and now you're going.... What the heck is a magnum opus???!!!  The Dictionary defines magnum opus as: A great work of art; literary or artistic masterpiece, the greatest single work of an artist, writer or other creative person!!! Wow... What an honor... Right?!?!?! We are each "individually wrapped", one of a kind, original.... but each one of us... His SINGLE best!!! Hard to wrap your head around huh?? It was for me... some days it still is... some days I think... I'm just a girl... just one person... and you may be thinking that today, you may think that tomorrow, but when life gets you down, when you don't feel special, when you feel like just another person walkin' down Abbey Road (haha) say to yourself... 

I AM GOD'S MAGNUM OPUS!!!!