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You Are Not Self Made · Brain Spa

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  You're not building yourself, you are being formed and that
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  changes everything because pressure comes from thinking
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  it's all on you. Today Scripture is coming from
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  Ephesians chapter #2 verse 10. And this is the NILT.
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  And it reads, For we are God's masterpiece.
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  He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so we can do good things
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  He planned for us long ago. Let's go deep.
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  A masterpiece never creates itself.
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  The canvas doesn't wake up and decide what it's going to
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  become. The marble doesn't carve itself
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  into something meaningful. It responds to the hands of the
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  one creating it. And that's where a lot of people
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  get tired because you have been trying to shape yourself into
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  something you think you need to be, trying to fix every flaw,
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  trying to rush the process, trying to present a finished
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  version while you're still being formed.
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  But God never asked you to be self-made.
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  He called you his workmanship, His design, His intention, his
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  process. That means the pressure to get
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  it right isn't yours to carry. This is trusting your divine
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  blueprint that already knows who you are becoming.
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  It's understanding that purpose is revealed in layers, not all
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  at once, but piece by piece, moment by moment.
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  So what you call flaws, God calls formation.
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  What you call delays, God calls detail work.
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  Every imperfection you're worried about is just a part of
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  the process that hasn't been fully revealed yet.
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  Because when the artist is finished, it won't look like
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  struggle, it will look intentional.
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  So instead of asking what do I need to fix about myself, try
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  asking what is God still shaping in me?
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  And here says reflection moment. Think about this today.
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  Where am I putting pressure on myself to be finished too soon?
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  What part of my life feels incomplete that may still be in
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  process? And here says declaration repeat
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  this after me. I am not self-made, I am God
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  formed. I released the pressure to be
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  perfect. Every part of my life is being
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  shaped with intention. I trust the process God is
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  working in me. And here is today's prayer.
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  God, thank you that we are your workmanship.
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  Thank you that we don't have to force what you are forming.
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  Give us the patience to trust your process, the humility to
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  surrender to your hands, and the clarity to see beyond what feels
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  unfinished. Remind us that you're still
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  working and that you will complete what you started and
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  nothing can stop it. We thank you for making sure
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  that we are all whole and complete with nothing missing,
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  broken or lacking and making sure all of our loved ones are
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  protected in every way possible. We are need for all these things
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  and we expect it. In the Maxis name of Jesus the
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  Christ our King, we do pray. Amen.
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  God bless y'all. I love you and I hope you have a
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  fantastic day today y'all take care.
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  One last thought, you are not behind, you are being crafted.