in case you forgot how much you are loved.

regardless of whether or not your parents planned for you, you are in no way a mistake.

 in fact, you are the furthest thing from it.

when a potter is forming a new work,the first step would be for the potter to establish the shape of his new work.  but what if he stopped there? then every pot and dish would be without personality and detail. 

after the shape and purpose has been established, the potter then uses his fingertips to delicately add detail, personality and uniqueness to his work.

I believe this is the same concept to Isaiah 43,

the Lord creates us and then He forms us..

"He who created you, O Jacob,

He who formed you, O Israel"

(verse 1)

"everyone who is called by my name,

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed and made"

(verse 7)

these two words are not meant to be synonyms of one another within this passage, but rather to show the great detail in which each one of us was created;the Creator of the Universe  not only spoke us into being, 

though He could have stopped there,

He didn't.

 He then sat with each of us individually 

and used His fingers to

add every freckle,

 every curvature of our bodies,

to place every single hair (even that one that goes the wrong way every day),

to design each fingerprint on our hands.

we are covered with the fingerprints of the God of the Universe.

He  sat down with YOU and used His own hands to form every part of you.

We are His masterpiece, His greatest work. 

we didn't each have to be different from one another,

we could have been exactly the same but we aren't.

so why do we act like we aren't something that is special and has great purpose?

sometimes I forget I'm precious, purposed and perfect in the sight of the Lord.

"... since you are precious and honored in my sight,

and because I love you,

I will give men in exchange for you,

and people in exchange for your life.

do not be afraid,

for I am with you."

isaiah 43:4-5