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Monday, March 18, 2013

God JOYfully Made You "Thumbbody Special"



          Have you had your Joy Juice today?  It’ll remind you how very special YOU are to the Lord!

            When I was working in the primary and elementary school setting, I would often teach a lesson about how unique and special each of us is made.  I’d have the children look at their fingerprints and remind them that NO ONE has the same set of fingerprints.  Each one is different and unique.

            Sometimes we’d do an art project in which they would put their thumbs in paint or ink and make a picture using their thumbprints.  I’d summarize the lesson by telling them they were “Thumbbody” special.  (Mamie McCullough)

          The children and I decided that we’d have a “secret” signal to speak to one another in the hallways or whenever we were supposed to be quiet.  We’d give each other a “thumbs up” and that not only meant “Hello”…it was also a reminder to one another that we are “thumbbody special”.  It blesses my heart that I often meet some of my former students who are adults now and they lift that thumb and smile.  Some even verbalize “You are thumbbody specia!!”

            Do you know how special YOU are?  Especially to God!  In Matthew 10:30 Jesus tells us the "even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.You are so valuable to Him that He cares enough to know every detail about you. And He demonstrated that love by sending His ONLY Son to die for you. That should fill each of our hearts with great joy!
           
            YOU are, indeed, “thumbbody special”, so drink that JOY JUICE with an heartfelt smile today!



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