There’s so many DIY and ‘how to’ demos saturating our every being. It makes us feel so inadequate when we see or hear about all these Betty Crocker + Martha Stewart prodigies have created to save the day, save a dollar, and be the family hero. Can you relate? Of the four sisters, Tiffany is sewing challenged. Last winter she believed she could create a simple dog sweater out of fleece for her dogs. She purchased the fuzzy printed fleece, professional shears and got to nipping. We said nipping. No, more like Edward Scissor Hands mutilating that poor fleece. She didn’t use a pattern and she didn’t measure her dogs.  That’s correcto, she just laid the fleece on top of the dog and snipped x-shaped slits where the dog’s legs should go! Then she cut strips on the belly side to tie it down. What. A. Funny. Disaster! Even her poor hubby said they were some of the most pitiful sweaters he’d ever seen!! Here’s an excellent example of how NOT to do a project without a strategic plan!

Strategic and Purposeful Planning

Technically, when you envision a finished project, there’s a lot of forethought that goes into it. You outline, plan and purchase before you even put the final pieces together. Home owners request custom designed drapes for their windows quite often at the family design business. People think there’s a one price and one size fits all strategy for window treatments. They demand immediate price lists but there’s so much detail that’s necessary before this can be accomplished. Things that have to be considered in an estimate are window sizes, pattern repeat, style and function of the treatment.  All these variables must be considered to create the perfect design otherwise they’ll end up with a Tiffany special! {we’re all dying laughing, poor Tiff}

His Design

Psalms 139:13-14 states, “You made all the delicate inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous and how well I know it.”  Did you know God had a perfect plan when He created you?  He is the master craftsman for your life.  You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Made for a specific purpose. Do you even realize you’re one of a kind? People go far and wide to find precious one of a kind gems and here we are, uniquely made and equipped to fulfill a Godly purpose. It saddens us to witness so many people miss their calling. Why? Because they don’t feel uniquely equipped or perhaps it’s because we’ve been led to believe we’re inadequate. God doesn’t perfectly design anyone to be ‘inadequate’. We KNOW God doesn’t think, “I’m going to create a misfit today and I’ll see to it that he or she lives his or her life in pain and agony!”  NO no NOooooo!  He breathed life into you- to energize you, to encourage you, to support you, to reprimand you. Why? Because He loves you that much. YOU are made deliberately with pure intent. You have a purpose on this Earth. What is that purpose? We can’t answer that for you, but God can. Pray. Pray often. Listen. Listen wisely. He speaks to us in many different ways. God is the expert. He has the power and will to take the broken pieces of our lives and recreate a beautiful mosaic as He begins to fit all the pieces back together. Ever feel the need for a fashion make-over? How about a spiritual re-do? It’s here and it’s waiting just for you. You are God’s art project in process. Why is it such a process? Because you have to put forth some effort! Step out and step up and allow your life to morph into the most beautiful masterpiece ever made by the creator and master artist signed by God.

Much Love,

Sisters Blogging

Kendra, Tonia, Blake and Tiffany

Personal Reflection & Discussion

1. What or who has God strategically placed in your life to help you along life’s way?  How did this event or person help you mature in your relationship with God?

2. Identify what you believe God’s purpose is for you right now in your life.

3. What will you start doing every morning that will help you stay on God’s master plan for you?