You were made on purpose for a purpose.
You were intimately and specifically hand-made by God...
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You were made on purpose for a purpose. There's no such thing as a person who is a mistake. People make mistakes. But we are not mistakes. In Psalm 139. David proclaims this about God. He says that for you formed my inward parts, you knitted me together in my mother's womb. Every single one of us was handmade by God. We were made intentionally. We were made specifically, and we were made intimately by our Creator, as bearers of his image. You need to remember that he knit us together, each one of us in our mother's womb, that's how well that he knows you. So you always need to remember that God loves you, that He created you, he saved you, and He made you his masterpiece in Christ Jesus, whenever you believed in Jesus as your Savior. So never forget that no matter what you're dealing with in life, remember, okay, God has made you on purpose for a purpose.

A simple way to encourage yourself and stir your faith...
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One of the greatest ways that you can encourage yourself and stir up your faith is to remember all the things that God has done. And not just the things that are in the Bible. Those are great things to remember and think about. But also remember all the many wonderful things that God has done for you, in your own life. Recently, a situation came up that troubled me pretty deeply. But because of the things that God had already done, in my life, and in the life of my family, I also had great comfort that God was going to take care of us and see through these things. While we were at a conference this past week, I heard one of the speakers say that faith isn't just believing in the things that God will do in the future, but also believing in the things that God has done in the past. And I thought, wow, that is such a great thing. So often we're thinking about faith in terms of what God promises to do and what he will do. And that's that's a wonderful thought to think. But it's also important for us to remember and believe all the things that God has already done. God's been a miracle working God since the beginning of time. He's worked so many miracles and done so many good things in the lives of his people. And in your life. He's done so many wonderful things. How could you not trust him? How could you not believe that he's going to continue to do good things for you. So whenever you're going through a hard time or a challenging time, or a discouraging time, I encourage you to remember all of the wonderful things that God has done for you and in your life already. Remember those things, dwell on those things, and worship Him. Let that encourage you and stir up your faith.

Comparison is the thief of joy, here is what you should do instead…
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They say Comparison is the thief of joy. And one of the surefire ways for you to have a bad day is to walk around comparing yourself to everyone and everything. Or even worse, complaining after comparing yourself. I don't know about you, but anytime I look at someone or something and compare myself to them or see something that they have, that I don't have, that I wish I had, or that I won, or that I think it's unfair, it never helps me to have a better day, it never puts me in a better mood. In fact, it makes things worse. But here's the answer to that, instead of comparing and complaining, being thankful and grateful for all of the many, many, many blessings that you have always makes you feel a lot better. This is something I was talking to Carter about on the way here, you're talking about comparing ourselves, if we look at others, and all the things that they have, that we want. If we think about those things all the time, or we think it's unfair, or it's not right, it's gonna bring us down. But on the flip side, when we sit around and think about all the wonderful things that we have, all the blessings that we have in our life that God has given to us, that puts us in a much better mood. That helps us out to have a much better day. So instead of comparing and complaining, Let's be thankful and grateful. And see if that doesn't help you have a much, much better day.