Psalms 139:13-16 – “For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from You,

When I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; 16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.” NASB

Truly, if we are to become what God wants us to be and overcome all the feelings of inferiority that shipwreck our faith, we must come to a clear understanding of God’s estimate of us.

Matthew 6:26 –“Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” NKJV

• You Are Worth Much to God.

Matthew 6:27-30 – “Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?  28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” NKJV

You are worth more than the grass of the field, the lilies that grow by the way, or the sparrows that fly through the air.  You are of “infinite worth” to God.  You are worth so much that He allowed His Only Begotten Son to come and die for you and me.  Therefore, the next time you feel inferior or unworthy, remember that to God, you are the object of His attention and affection.  You are the apple of His eye!

• We Are His Workmanship – – [Ephesians 2:10]

No two of us are exactly alike!  He knows you personally and is working on each of us individually.  Philippians 1:6 tells us that He is not through working on us!  Do you remember the PBPGINFWMY buttons?  [Please be patient… God is not finished with me yet.]  You can be sure He will complete the work, but He is not finished.

A person who is absorbed with their own feelings of inferiority thinks he is not as good as _______________ (fill in the blank).  Remember, God is working on your personally and individually, and He is not finished. You are not yet the finished product!

Philippians 2:3-4 – “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests but also for the interests of others.” NKJV

We are truly diamonds in the rough.  God has not yet cut and polished us to perfection, but we are still diamonds!  The person who feels inferior focuses on the part that is not finished rather than on the part that is being completed or has already been shaped and molded.

The Body of Christ is beautiful!  I challenge you to read 1 Corinthians 12:14-17 and maintain a feeling of inferiority!  Can you imagine being one big 6’2” ear? Gross, isn’t it?  Or maybe just one big eye!  What a beauty!  NO!  It takes all the parts together to make the whole and give it function and beauty.

1 Corinthians 12:18 – “But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.” NKJV

That is incredibly important! God made you a finger because He wants you to be a finger.  He made you an arm because He wants you to be an arm.  He made you a toe tucked in a shoe, never seen, because He wants you to be a toe, a foot, or some part never seen.  It Pleases Him, and He Has a Purpose!

The person who suffers from “Inferiority” suffers because he is a toe, not an eye, or because he is a foot, not a pretty face or a mouth.  It conveys the idea: “Oh, because I’m not this, I am not useful.”  To the body, every part is useful and valuable, and necessary!

Next time, I want to give you a remedy that will cure this kind of thinking.  Until we meet again, may God grant you smooth sailing on the pathway of life.  Blessings!