I am a “five foot two, eyes of blue” gal. I used to be just over five foot three, but we won’t talk about that! When I was younger, I wanted to be taller. I don’t know why but it just seemed like taller people had it made.

Perhaps it was because I always had to have my pants hemmed, which took away from the excitement of wearing my new outfits immediately because I had to wait for them to be altered. As I got older, a pair of heels could sometimes do the trick. Today, because of petite sizes, I can “buy and wear” at will.

The Truth About God’s Design
Recently, I read a devotional that spoke about how God made us and that He did not make a mistake. This got me to thinking that if God wanted me to be tall, I would be. God does not make mistakes. Let me say that again.

God does NOT make mistakes.

I’m repeating that because it’s worth parking on for longer than it took to read it. If He did make a mistake, He wouldn’t be God. On the other hand, humans do make mistakes and we’ve all been the recipient of them in some way.

The author of the devotional went on to say that when we speak poorly of ourselves or question God’s design of us, we are in essence saying “God, You made a mistake. You should’ve made me this way or that way.”

Yikes and yikes again!

God Sees What We Don’t
Can you imagine standing in front of God telling Him He made a mistake when He made you? I sure can’t. The devotional went on to say that God’s design also includes our gifts, talents, where we were born, etc. All of it is part of God’s plan for our lives.

He made us the way we are to be a blessing to others and to give glory to Him.

Therefore, we should not be envious of other’s looks, gifts, talents etc. God made you and I the way He wanted us to function in this world. He does not create clones. He does not “copy/paste” His creation. God is a God of creativity and variety.

This topic reminded me of Gideon in the Bible. God called him a “mighty man of valor” and Gideon was like, “Yeah…not so much.” Look what he says in Judges 6:15:

“Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

Clearly, Gideon had an image problem. He only saw himself through his own eyes – weak, small, the least in his family. But God saw Gideon through His eyes, declaring him to be a “mighty man of valor.” Wow! That’s quite a difference isn’t it?

If you are a parent, you likely have a very different view of your children than they do. You see them at their best whereas they may see themselves as “weak and the least.” It’s no different with God. He has a vision of you that is likely much different than yours.

But…you know what? His vision of you is the only vision you should have because it’s the only one that is true.

Seeing Yourself the Way God Does
This week, I’d like to encourage you to begin seeing yourself as God sees you. How can you do that? Perhaps Google Scriptures about your identity. Write them down. Speak them.

I’m not saying your stature will change, but I guarantee you that you’ll see yourself, perhaps for the first time as God sees you… as you truly are.