Perfectly Designed To Do His Good Work

We are taught to be honest and tell the truth. I think we also must learn to seek truth and believe truth. As Christians we are supposed to think about what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and worthy of praise as Philippians 4:8 states. That means we must recognize negative thoughts and lies we wrongly believe and replace them with truth. I am one that must intentionally choose to take my untrue and negative thoughts (insecurity, doubt, and fear) captive and seek truth. The best way to battle this is with the truth in the Bible. 

The belt of truth is the first piece of the armor of God in Ephesians 6. The belt of truth holds the sword of the spirit. The sword of the spirit is God’s word which is the greatest spiritual weapon. 

I picked the below verse to say to my children as part of their bedtime routine. I didn’t expect that it would become so important to me as this truth was impressed upon my heart and mind.

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10

This verse is filled with good truth. 

– We belong to God.  
– God created me. And you. 
– We are His masterpiece. Not just a creation but His outstanding work of art! 
– You are forgiven and redeemed by Jesus. You are chosen. 
– God has good things for you to do. 
– God has an intentional purpose for you. And He planned it long ago. 

It is through God’s word that we can recognize the enemy’s deceit and replace it with truth. When I am tempted with negative thoughts and lies, I remind myself of the truth in this verse. Knowing our identity in Christ and knowing the character of God is so important. He is a good God. He has good plans for us. God loves us and we can trust Him with our future. We can have hope and confidence in His work in our life.

I hope you are reminded of your worth and significance to God with this verse and that He has good plans for you and your life. You are perfectly designed to do His good work. Seek truth from the Bible, believe it, and use it.

We want to thank Bailey Adams for sharing this post.