My Life Has Great Beauty and Infinite Value

In some recovery circles we affirm these words on a regular basis:  My life is of great beauty and infinite value. God has a plan for my life that is meaningful, purposeful and joyful. There is a work for me to do today that will bless others and give me deep satisfaction.

God knew each one of us before we were formed in our mother’s womb and considers us extremely valuable. Our value is not due to our wealth, our education, or our social standing. We are valuable because we bear the image of our Creator. 

[God said] Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.” Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!  (Genesis 1:26, 31 NLT)

Throughout history, God has gifted artists with vision and skill to paint pictures and sculpt beautiful pieces that we can gaze on and appreciate.  God is the ultimate artist, and He has implanted great beauty in us. With loving care and attention God crafted each person, and we are His magnificent masterpieces. 

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.  Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!  Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book.  Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. 

(Psalm 139:13-14, 16 NLT)

God’s artistic skill was not completed in us on the day we were born.  As a weaver takes many threads and weaves them into intricate patterns for a wall hanging or a rug, so God continues to bring beauty into our being and into our world as He weaves together the details of each day of our life. God truly is creating something beautiful in our life. 

Prayer:  Loving God, Thank You for making me the intricate person that I am.  As You weave all the threads of my life into a beautiful work of art, help me to know Your ways and accept Your guidance as I follow You in all You have planned for my life.  Amen