{"id":1240,"date":"2016-07-31T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/and-god-said-ta-da\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:07:02","slug":"and-god-said-ta-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=1240","title":{"rendered":"And God Said, “Ta-da!”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When my granddaughter was little, she loved wearing princess dresses. Right from the start, she was introduced to princess-dom because her room and crib were all arrayed in princess d\u00e9cor. Even at our home, we had a frilly, girly room with all kinds of reminders of how special she was to us. After all, she was our only granddaughter, amongst five boys. So Alexia knew, right from the start, that she was special. Even today, we continue to remind her how beautiful, precious and special she is. <\/p>\n

I thought about all that when I read an article by one of my favorite authors, Liz Curtis Higgs. The article was entitled \u201cAnd God Said, \u201cTa da!\u201d <\/p>\n

I love that. God made the earth. God made the stars, the moon, the oceans, the dry ground. He made man and woman. And the scripture that followed was \u201cGod saw all that He had made, and it was very good.\u201d (Genesis 1:31). In essence, God said, \u201cTa da!\u201d It\u2019s like the dramatic entrance of royalty into the court when a servant announces \u201cI present to you\u2026..\u201d God made the announcement \u201cWhat I made is very good! Ta da! And THAT includes YOU!\u201d <\/p>\n

My post today is to remind all my friends that God says \u201cTa-da! I present (add your name here) and I call her\/him very good!\u201d Maybe you\u2019re not feeling so \u201cta da-ish\u201d today, but maybe you should. Psalm 149:4 says \u201cFor the Lord takes pleasure in His people.\u201d You bring Him pleasure. Maybe you don\u2019t feel so beautiful, but maybe you need to be looking at YOU through your Father\u2019s eyes. He doesn\u2019t simply accept you, forgive you or put up with you. He delights in you. Think about this \u201cAs a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will God rejoice over you.\u201d Isaiah 62:5<\/p>\n

My grandson will be marrying his precious fianc\u00e9 on October 1st. I can hardly wait to see the look in his eyes when she comes down the aisle. It will, no doubt be a \u201cTa-da!\u201d moment. You better believe that he\u2019ll be rejoicing over his bride\u2026\u2026.but nothing can compare to the rejoicing that God has over us. <\/p>\n

When God looks at you and me, He doesn\u2019t evaluate us based on our family history, or how cute and spunky we are, or how popular we are. He doesn\u2019t consider our education, our resume OR even our bank balance. What may impress others, doesn\u2019t impress God. None of that changes how He values us. In fact, whether we behave well, or not, His love for us is unconditional. He doesn\u2019t love us because we\u2019re wealthy or smart or good. He loves us because we\u2019re HIS! \u201cSee what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called Children of God\u201d 1 John 3:1<\/p>\n

I started this post out talking about my granddaughter and how she has grown up knowing how precious and special she is to us. Let me give YOU some good news. God says \u201cYOU ARE BEAUTIFUL and precious and special \u2013 not just slightly attractive, but BEAUTIFUL. My mom used to say \u201cPretty is as pretty does.\u201d I remember those words and they are true, but whether we are on our best behavior or not, God sees us BEAUTIFUL, because we look JUST LIKE OUR DAD. \u201cGod (Dad) created mankind in His own image.\u201d Genesis 1:27. And that includes you AND me.<\/p>\n

God doesn\u2019t compare us to others. We are a unique work of His creation. And we are His definition of BEAUTIFUL. Isn\u2019t it time we see ourselves as God sees us?<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s time for us to stand in front of the mirror (this exercise may work better with clothes on \u2013 LOL!) and say it like we mean it\u2026..\u201dTa-da!\u201d And the ultimate \u201cTa-da\u201d comes when we know that we know that our Father is holding his outstretched arms and announcing His daughter or son with the greatest pride and joy any Father could have \u201cI see what I have made, and she\/he is VERY GOOD!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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