Good, but...

"You are wonderfully, beautifully, and joyfully made." We want to hear these words. We need to hear these words. They are also very true. We live in a time of relatively fragile egos (at least mine is), and we want and need to hear that we are special creations of God... and that is exactly what you are.

The problem that I think we've run into a bit here is that after our egos have been stroked so much to make us feel good so that we can function at such a high level we lose perspective of the reality of the greater picture. We forget that we need God. Did you take notice of what Jesus said about John the Baptizer? Jesus essentially said that John was the greatest man to have walked the earth. (A pretty high compliment if you ask me.) However, Jesus didn't stop there he added that dreaded "but"... he is still lower than the lowest being in the heaven. John was really, really good, but...

You are wonderful. You are special. You are a complete joy in the eyes of God. But... you still need God. You are who you are because one greater than you created you that way.