You're Special

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.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me
were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
When I awake,
I am still with you.
~Psalm 139:13-18

You're special. In all the world there's nobody like you.

Since the beginning of time there has never been another person like you.

Nobody has your smile, nobody has your eyes, your nose, your hair, your hands, your voice.

You're special. No one can be found who has your handwriting.

Nobody anywhere has your tastes for food, clothing, music, or art.

No one sees things just as you do.

In all of time there's been no one who laughs like you, no one who cries like you, and what makes you cry or laugh will never produce identical laughter and tears from anybody else, ever.

You're the only one in all of creation who has your set of abilities.

Oh, there will always be somebody who is better at one of the things you're good at, but no one in the universe can reach the quality of your combination of talents, ideas, abilities and feelings. Like a room full of musical instruments, some may excel alone, but none can match the symphony sound when all are played together. You're a symphony.

Through all eternity, no one will ever look, talk, walk, think, or do like you.

You're special..you're rare. And in all rarity there is great value. Because of your great value you need not attempt to imitate others..you will accept--yes, celebrate your differences.

You're special and you're beginning to realize it's no accident that you're special.

You're beginning to see that God made you special for a purpose.

He must have a job for you that no one else can do as well as you.

Out of the billions of applicants, only one is qualified, only one has the right combination of what it takes.

That one is you, because....you're special.

Father God, help me to realize that I am truly and marvelously made and that, in Your sight, I am very special.

Thoughts for Action
~Write down in your journal three things that make you special.
~Write down who you are: color of eyes, hair, shape of lips, what makes you laugh and smile, etc
~Now thank God for you. Write this prayer in your journal.
~Write a note to a friend telling her why she is special to you.

Additional Scripture: Psalm 40:5, Psalm 119:73

(devotional from 15 Minutes Alone With God by Emilie Barnes, pg. 270-272)