Brilliant

I believe "Alexa" needs to live in my bathroom. 
      - This is not weird, despite what my husband says.

"Alexa" is one of the four wake-up words for a popular voice assistant.   We have them in many rooms of our house, to help us stay organized and to control our other "smart" electronics.   It can play music, tell me the weather, control our smart lights and more.  We even play fun group games over the holidays.

However, my husband is not on board with my idea of having one in the bathroom, even though I have a good reason. 

    *  I have my best ideas in the shower where there is no way to write them down. *

        Seriously!    I solve problems and have the most creative ideas for my work and my volunteer job, while relaxing under a stream of hot water with no one else near me.  By the time I am in a place where I can type on my computer or even write something down, my brilliant idea has slipped down the drain with the shower water. 
  If we had one of these voice assistants in our bathroom, I could say, "Alexa, add this new thought to Kathy's Brilliant Idea List."   The idea would go straight to my smart phone and not down the shower drain. 
  Perfect!  I cannot imagine why my loving husband does not want a list of all of my ideas.

For now, I ask God to help me to remember the thought if it is something that could actually be helpful later.

Actually,  asking God to help with everything in our minds is a very brilliant idea.

He can take the wonderful brain you have known your whole life and transform it into the amazing mind God wants you to have.
That way, you can know God's good and perfect will for you.  (Romans 12:2)

Truthfully, My Friend, you are brilliant.

Do not scoff. It's true, even if you do not feel brilliant. 

With so much information and distraction coming at us all of the time, it is easy for our brains to seem overloaded with random information and thoughts. 

But, your mind is so much greater than you even know.  Whether you are the traditional type of smart, creative smart, people smart or something else, God has made you unique and brilliant.

Think about it.
    -   You were created in the image of God.  He is omniscient.
        -  If you have asked Him, Christ lives in you!
            - Christ has all knowledge and wisdom.

In First Corinthians, it even says you have the "mind of Christ".
               
Never Forget the Truth, YOU ARE BRILLIANT!!!

Loved

 LOVED

Ephesians 3:18-19 NLT (Paul is praying)

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. (19) May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

God’s love for you is immense. It’s like looking up into a clear night sky and realizing it is too big to fully grasp.  It covers the deepest depths of your soul.  It is the perfect love that every person longs for, but no other human can give.  

Only the One who IS Love is even capable of true, complete, real love. 

You, my friend, are the object of that perfect love. 

Before you were even born, God knew you and loved you.  

There is even better news: NOTHING can separate you from that love. You can't even separate yourself from it. Life, death, angels, demons, challenging circumstances, fear or worry (aka not trusting God) - absolutely nothing can change God’s love for you. 

The key now is asking Him to help you experience it and have the mind and heart to understand it the best you can.  Living in the awareness of God’s incredible love for you will change everything.  

Never Forget the Truth - You are truly loved.

•  God, please give me the power, today, to understand how immense your love is for me. Help me experience and fully know the love of Christ. May I live the true fullness of life and power that only comes from You. 

Created

Psalm 139:13-14 (NLT)
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 - how well I know it

Friend, every part of you was designed and crafted by God.  Whether you fit the so-called ordinary human mold or you are differently abled, the Creator personally made you for a purpose for this exact time in history. 
You are a One-of-a-Kind. The Creator never EVER makes a mistake.  There are no accidents with the creation of life, because God loves people.  He absolutely loves you.  This is why you are here. This is why you are reading this reminder right now. 

When an item is hand-crafted with great detail, the artisan is proud of his work. 

A writer is proud of her novel as each word is poured over to create her story.  

A chef is proud of the meal he creates with perfect combinations of flavors and cooking techniques.  

Master creators are proud of their work.
The Ultimate Master Creator is proud of you. 

Our lives are not about our human conception, but about the One who made us, wonderfully and purposefully.  We each have unique abilities that can make the world better.  Ephesians 2:10 reminds us that God created us to accomplish good works that were prepared specifically for us in advance.

Never Forget the Truth - YOU were wonderfully made by the Master Creator.

• Thank you, God, for creating every single part of me. Please help me to understand and appreciate your amazing creations, starting with me.