You Are His Workmanship

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10

It is one of the most inspiring things to see an entrepreneur taking great risks in pursuit of a grand vision. Yet it is baffling sometimes when there is not always a direct correlation between what the  entrepreneur has accomplished (or what they believe they can accomplish) and their sense of self worth. I have personally witnessed amazing visionaries devalue themselves and even fall victim to self pity due to a lack of self worth.

It is true that we must guard against valuing ourselves more than we ought, but it is equally true that valuing ourselves as any less than we truly are is just as bad. Both are sins. When we value ourselves as more than we ought, we fall into pride and arrogance which then leads to failure. When we value ourselves as less than we ought, it leads to false humility.

False humility is actually hidden pride. 

False humility is covering how we truly feel about ourselves to appear likable and acceptable by others, while true humility is being honest about our value with a realization that who we are is not due solely to our own efforts, but due to the very Spirit of God and help from others. True humility requires us to know and embrace the fact that we are God’s workmanship.

“But now, O Lord our father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.” Isaiah 64:8

“‘O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this Potter?’”  Says the Lord, “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel!” Jeremiah 18:6

A “workmanship” is the making of a craftsman. God is the craftsman and you are the result of His creation.  No matter how you feel about yourself, no matter your circumstances, no matter the mistakes you have made, no matter what family you are from, God calls you His workmanship, which means:

You are the making of a perfect master craftsman.

You are an original.

You are a perfect mold of human beauty.

You are a master piece.

You are the image and likeness of God the Creator.

You may ask, “What about all the mistakes I’ve made, why can’t I seem to move on and feel good about myself?” The answer is simple; you do not see yourself through God’s eyes. Seeing yourself through God’s eyes forces you to see yourself as whom you were created to be not as who you are. If you can see yourself as whom you were created to be, you will become that person. But if you see yourself as who you are, you will remained doomed to focus on your mistakes and imperfections and not see the purpose and potential that God has placed in you.

A righteous person is not perfect. A righteous person is one who perseveres through the Grace of God.

“For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again…” Proverbs 24:16a

Reflect on Psalm 139:13-16; repent of the fact that you have not viewed yourself from God’s perspective and ask God to help you to see yourself through His eyes so you may fully unleash the hidden potentials He placed in you.

In the book A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”, Marianne Williamson writes:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

“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.” Psalm 139:13-16

My prayer for you today is that God will grant you the grace to accept that you are His masterpiece and walk boldly in who you are in Christ Jesus.