10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
I lay my head down on the desk and I weep.
I am listening to a song by Stephen Curtis Chapman I have never heard before.
The lyrics touch me deep inside my heart.
It is from an album I added to my playlist. The Glorious Unfolding.
It begins to play as I pick up a piece of art given to me by some amazing women I met in an upscale resale store in Tennessee. (More on that later:))
I never expected that I would meet them let alone learn how remarkable they are and just how great their story was or how Jesus was unfolding a glorious ministry in their lives that was touching so many others.
That would touch even me. A girl from central Virginia.
I listened to the lyrics of the song as I remembered them telling us (beautiful writer friends I got to meet that weekend face to face too) how important our story was, and how important using our voice was in the world.
Friends, we are masterpieces. You are a masterpiece. To be revealed in the most amazing glorious unfolding Jesus story.
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Listen to these lyrics. I recommend a tissue. Let them sink in deep because they speak truth.
Really y’all I’m just another Samaritan woman seeking living water and pouring out where I see need for encouragement. I am 48, mother to four girls ages 16-26, Gigi to the most handsome 2-year-old little boy, Fibromyalgia warrior, minister, writer, and a lifetime learner.
I am writing my first book, slowly but surely, six chapters in, as our blessed first love has called me to share His glory in my story. I feel lost in that familiar desert place, and thankful for the manna that is there miraculously every day. I am overcoming hour by hour the condemning voices of the enemy and learning to love myself. It has been an arduous journey. This wordsmith journey, but so worth it.
I became a licensed minister in 2010. However, I do not currently work in the ministry. I share Christ's love through devotional blogging. I have a degree in Church Ministry, was pursuing my degree in Christian Care and Counseling at Oral Roberts University, but now am pursuing Life Coaching, and Neurolinguistic Programming Master Practioner Certifications and a business license.
I am a certified women’s biblical counselor through the Extraordinary Women's program at Light University. I am working on their Addiction and Recovery program now too. Yes, I am a glutton for punishment with a wealth of life experiences with which I can minister comfort to others. I'm a lover of a good book, writing, singing, and music, and my nemesis is the perpetual laundry pile. Blessings to you and yours, <3Melinda
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2 thoughts on “The Masterpiece of You”
Such a beautiful reminder that we are wonderfully made!(Psalm 139:14) Your beauty shines in your words my friend. In the telling of your own story there will be many women for whom the words ‘me too’ will resonate and more hearts will be opened to the beauty of who God, in Christ, created them to be.
I am so thankful that God brought us together that weekend to meet IRL! You are a treasure!
blessings,
Gay
Another Samaritan Woman 
Such a beautiful reminder that we are wonderfully made!(Psalm 139:14) Your beauty shines in your words my friend. In the telling of your own story there will be many women for whom the words ‘me too’ will resonate and more hearts will be opened to the beauty of who God, in Christ, created them to be.
I am so thankful that God brought us together that weekend to meet IRL! You are a treasure!
blessings,
Gay
God is a great artist. We are His works of art. Love it! God bless.