Knitting is something that, I am sorry to say, I have never
mastered. I just don’t have the patience and being left-handed in a
predominantly right-handed society didn’t help much either (except as a useful
excuse). What I do know about knitting
is that it is intricate, time consuming work. It is the process whereby a
garment is made stitch by tiny stitch. So when I read Psalm 139:13 “You created
my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” I was amazed to
come across the word ‘knit’.
For me this meant that God took time to make you and I. He
spent time on each and every cell of our bodies. Every tiny detail that makes
us an individual, He specifically designed and knitted together. Then when He
had put the final hair on our heads and filled us with the talents and gifts
that He specifically wanted us to have, then He sat back and smiled and waited
for us to grow.
Realising this made me look at people differently. We are
all drawn into the Hollywood idea of beauty and the majority of us are, as a
result, never quite satisfied with the way we look. We constantly compare our
appearance and our talents with others – and we always find ourselves lacking
and therefore ‘not good enough.’
However, if God has created us, intricately and intimately, then surely
He had a reason for making us exactly the way we are? When God created us He had a specific plan
and purpose for our lives and therefore provided us with the necessary skills
and talents to complete His purpose.
In God’s eyes we are all beautiful. We are His masterpieces.
His creation. He does not produce
‘junk’. We can only be thankful to Him for giving us life but, most
importantly, He wants us to give our lives back to Him. Imagine how He rejoices
when we do that! When we say ‘Thank You God, here I am, show me what You want
of me. Let me live my life according to Your plan and purpose!’ Nobody spends days knitting a garment just to
pack it away in a box. No! In the same way, God never created us to be ‘on
display’, none of us are ‘useless’ or ‘worthless.’
Take a step back from your hang-ups and problems, think
about your Creator knitting you together, to be just as you are, for Him, then
give thanks to Him for making you as unique and special as you are.
For someone who can't help multi-tasking, knitting is a great teacher. You can't do the stitch three along. If you even think about it, you're going to lose count and make mistakes. You have to "live in the moment" is the most conscious, basic way.
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