WHY GOD SHAPED YOU THE WAY HE DID
Rick Warren
“God shaped man from the soil of the ground and blew the breath of life into his nostrils, and man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7 (NJB)
“You made my whole being; You formed me in my mother's body. I praise You because You made me in an amazing and wonderful way. You saw my bones being formed as I took shape in my mother's body. When I was put together there, You saw my body as it was formed. All the days planned for me were written in Your book before I was one day old.”
Ps. 139:13-16 (NCV)
“Your hands formed and shaped me...” Job 10:8a (GN)
I. WHAT IS MY “SHAPE”?
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
HEART (passion)
ABILITIES
PERSONALITY
EXPERIENCES
My shape is... unique...inter-related …fixed … irrepressible
II. WHY SHOULD I CARE?
1. BECAUSE IT REVEAL GOD'S PURPOSE IN ME
"Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A spokesman to the nations – that’s what I had in mind for you.” Jer. 1:5 (Mes)
2. BECAUSE EQUIP ME TO SERVE HIM
“... (God) formed me in my mother's womb to be His
servant, and He commissioned me ....” Isa. 49:5 (NLT)
3. BECAUSE LIFE IS A TEST
“From where He sits God overlooks all of us on earth. He has shaped each person in turn; now He watches everything we do.” Ps. 33:14-15 (Mes)
4. BECAUSE IT SHOW GOD'S GLORY
“Bring Me all the people who are Mine, whom I made for My glory, those I formed and created.” Isaiah. 43:7 (NCV)
“The people I have shaped for Myself will broadcast My praises.” Isaiah. 43:21 (NJB)
III. HOW SHOULD I RESPOND?
1. ACCEPTANCE: TO BELIEVE GOD KNOW BEST
“My friend, I ask, ‘Who do you think you are to question God? Does the clay have the right to ask the potter why he shaped it the way he did?’” Rom. 9:20 (CEV)
“You guided my conception and formed me in the womb.” Job 10:10 (NLT)
2. SALVATION: I RECEIVE GOD'S LOVE
“Let Your love, God, shape my life with salvation, exactly as You promise.”
Psalm 119:41 (Mes)
3. REFOCUS: WHAT'S INSIDE OF YOU
“The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 (NIV)
“By the grace of God I am what I am.” 1 Corinthians. 15:10 (NLT)
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