Getting on Track Part 3 How God Has Made You Unique

"You (God) created every part of me. You put me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13 (GN) Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous." Psalm 139:14 LB "Your hands formed and shaped me." What God says about me: o I am _____________________________________________ ! o I am _____________________________________________ ! o I was ______________________________ for a purpose! Job 10:8 (GN)

I. THE FIVE PARTS OF MY GOD-GIVEN SHAPE

S _____________________________________________ "... Each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that." 1 Corinthians 7:7b H _____________________________________________ "God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose..." Revelation 17:17 "For it is God who works in you, inspiring both the will and the deed, for his own chosen purpose!" Philippians 2:13 (NEB)

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A _____________________________________________ "There are different abilities to perform service..." 1 Corinthians 12:6

"I (God) . . . have given him skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of crafts . . ." Exodus 31:3 ". . . our competence comes from God." 2 Corinthians 3:5b

P _____________________________________________ "Your life is shaped by your thoughts. . ." Proverbs 4:23 (GN)

E _____________________________________________ "And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans." Romans 8:28 (LB) My shape is inter-related, fixed, and irrepressible! II. WHY MUST I UNDERSTAND MY S.H.A.P.E.? Knowing and living in my shape affects every area of my life: 1. Knowing my shape reduces my ______________________. 2. Knowing my shape increases my ______________________. 3. Knowing my shape deepens my _______________________. 4. Knowing my shape builds my _______________________. "By the grace of God I am what I am." 1 Corinthians 15:10

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