God Saw Each and Every Stage
Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
all the stages of my life were spread out before you,
The days of my life all prepared
before I’d even lived one day. Psalm 129: 15,16 (MSG)
I read these verses in my morning time this week. I couldn’t stop thinking about them all week. These verses have the potential to change our lives when we realize the amazing concept behind them!
A Beautiful, Full Life
When you were conceived, God saw you growing inside your mother’s belly. Just as you open a book and flip through the pages, God saw every stage of your life play out before Him while you were still in the womb.
God saw the family you would be born into. He saw the school you would attend, the friends you would make. God saw how each and every moment of your life would play out. He saw the choices you would make, both the good and the bad. He saw who would influence and impact your life. He saw if and who you would marry, the kids you would have, the job you would work, the dreams you would dream.
He beamed with intense happiness when you accepted His love and sacrifice for you and smiled when you experienced incredible moments of joy. Then He watched in sorrow as you endured trials and hardships. He saw the events and people that would break your heart. Anger resonated in His chest when He watched Satan twist things in your mind to make you think that He didn’t care and didn’t love you anymore. He watched as every scene of your life unfolded before Him. He thought for a moment. It was an amazing life He had planned for you. Now it was up to you to choose Him and let Him direct you each step of the way. If you did, you would look back on a beautiful, amazing life. Then God smiled and closed the book. Everything was prepared for your life. Now you just had to be born.
Trusting God
When life gets crazy and we can’t see up from down, we can choose to remember these verses. Nothing in your life has taken God by surprise. He saw the stage of life you are in right now when you were still in the womb. Sometimes, we need to just Trust that God Knows What He is Doing and leave our situation in His capable hands.
P.S. I was looking for a baby picture to go with this post and couldn’t find a good stock one I liked. So I chose one of my favorites instead. This picture is from eight years ago when Madison was born.
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