“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…”
Psalm 139:14
I love this
image.
We often
have negative associations concerning the word “pig,” don’t we? Most of the
time, we use the word to describe someone who is disgusting, dirty and
overweight. And self-destruction usually comes with it. We feel worthless,
ugly, stupid and rejected.
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so
is he...”
Proverbs 23:7
Miss Piggy,
the character from the Muppets, however, has always operated from a positive
self-image. She’s viewed herself as beautiful, glamorous, smart, sexy and
relevant. Whether or not creator, Jim Henson intentionally planned for that, we don’t know for certain.
Nevertheless,
we can all take a page from Miss Piggy’s playbook when it comes to our
self-image.
Furthermore, we can go to God’s
playbook and see ourselves as we truly are
and were created to be.
“O my dove…let me see your
form…for your form is lovely.”
Song of Solomon 2:14
“The LORD hath appeared of old unto
me, saying, ‘Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with
lovingkindness have I drawn thee.’”
Jeremiah
31:3
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the
glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to
glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 3:18
We are
marvelous, wonderful creations; we’re made in God’s Image, after all...
“And God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth.’ So God created man in his own image, in the image of
God created he him; male and female created he them.”
Genesis 1:26-27
When God
sees and thinks about us, He celebrates and revels in our special unique beauty
and value!
Who knows? He could be applauding you and me right now.
So, let’s
take and bow and agree with Him!
Copyright © 2014 by
Sheryle Cruse
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