Wonderfully Made to Chase Joy

I came across the word of the year concept on my bloggie friend signingcharity’s blog Our Giggles and Grimaces.  Isn’t it a nice idea?  One word setting the theme for your entire year.  One word to fall back on for focus. One word to draw on for inspiration.  If you have been reading this blog for a while you would have assumed my word of the year would be Joy, or Happiness. Or, maybe I’d get real creative and come up with something good like Bliss.  Wrong!!!  :-) I like to read inspirational devotional text in the morning.   I used to do it to make up for the fact that I did not go to church.  Now I do it because it is a nice way to start the day on a positive note.  A week or so ago the bible verse for the day was about how we are all Wonderfully Made by God.  Since then I have thought of this often.  So often in fact, that I decided that the word Wonderfully would be my word of the year for 2012.  So why exactly did I select the word Wonderfully?  It is a happy word. You almost can’t help but to smile when you say it.  Try it.  Say it.  Wonderfully!  You’re smiling aren’t you???  Well in addition to the sound of the word I have selected it because it reminds me of the bible verse.  Ok, well not the actual verse because I can’t remember it word for word, and I can’t remember where it’s located in the Bible, and I’m too lazy to go and get the devotional book to find out.  But it does remind me of the meaning of the verse.I, we are all Wonderfully made.  We are not accidents or surprises.  We were made on purpose by God to be exactly the wonderful joy chasers that we are.  The verse does not mean that we are perfect or without flaws.  It does mean that our flaws and imperfections come together and combine with all that is awesome about us to create a being that is Wonderfully made.  I don’t have to have any doubts about my decisions because they will eventually bring about an outcome suitable for someone who is Wonderfully made.I do not have to be afraid of other’s judgments because regardless of how misguided they may be in their observation of me I know I am Wonderfully made.I do not have to be perfect because a person such as myself, who is Wonderfully made, finds uniqueness in her imperfections.I am free to make mistakes because they allow me to grow smarter, stronger, and even give me funny stories that only a person Wonderfully made could appreciate.I can allow my weaknesses to make me more personable and relatable because I am Wonderfully made.I am free to go full force ahead Chasing Joy because I am Wonderfully made.