Who am I?

We are the clay and God is the potter. Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will, so that the work of God might be displayed in our life. For God knows how we are formed, He remembers that we are dust, that He can turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay. Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, "He did not make me"? Can the pot say of the potter, "He knows nothing"? I will NOT say that! Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. God is able to make all grace abound to us, so that in all things at all times, having all that we need, we will abound in every good work. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. God created my inmost being and knitted me together in my mother's womb. As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. This is what the LORD says— "He who made you, Who formed you in the womb, and Who will help you and that before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. In Him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will. The LORD said to Moses, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD ?" I was born this way so that the work of God might be displayed in my life and I know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God. The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes His lightning flash? As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are God's ways higher than my ways and God's thoughts than my thoughts. How can anyone be a Christian and not fully aware of the sovereignty of God? Sovereign God is the absolute, infinite, unqualified ruler in all realms in heaven, earth and sea. God governs the world (Isa. 40:22-24), the nations (Isa. 40:15-17), and us (Proverbs 16:9). God is absolutely powerful, that God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, that God is immutable, never changes, that God is all wise, perfectly just, holy, righteous. The Christian walk is a fight of Faith, we have to understand that living (walking) by faith, we accept purpose and plans of God however He sees fit. 1 Cor. 10:13, "These has no testing taken you but such as is common to man; but God will, with the testing, also make a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 2 Corinthians 12:9 says "God said 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.' 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His ; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is my Rock, my Fortress and my Deliverer. My God is my Rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him. The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song. For the word of the LORD is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. God is with you in everything you do for if God is for us, who can be against us? The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; His eyes examine them. God is not impressed by my appearance (1. Samuel 16:7). The Lord said to Samuel, "Don't judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord don't make decisions the way you do. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at a person's thoughts and intentions (heart)." (NLT) Jesus even said that appearances can be deceiving (Matt. 23:27), therefore we are not to judge others by their appearances (James 2:2-4). "The trouble with you is that you make your decisions on the basis of appearance." 2 Corinthians 10:7 (NLT) “O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You do scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways” (Psalm 139:1-3). “He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God” (Rom. 8:27). The heart is where God meets us because that is where we make our decisions. Our hearts are where our desires and motives are located. It is important to understand that our hearts is the state of our "flesh". Our flesh search for pleasure, pride, passions and selfish motives. The heart is the source of our emotions, thoughts and motives. Jesus Christ cleaned our sins and all God wants us to do is be Christ-like. Jesus said in Matthew 5:8 "God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God." God wants our hearts more than He want us to follow rules. If we give our hearts to God, then we will know what is sinful and what is not sinful. During our struggles with the flesh and facing temptations, we have to learn that we should not be looking at our inadequacies because obviously, they will always be there. We just need to be looking at our adequacy in the Holy Spirit, which will always be in us. This is God's design, and it pleases Him to do so that we can rely on the Holy Spirit. "Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."--Matt. 26:41. Biblically, Christians are no longer "in the flesh": "You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him" (Rom 8:9). The Greek word for "dwells" is okv (oike), which means "I inhabit." "If Christ is in us, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness" (Romans 8:10). In other words, our human body is subject to death (and is already dying) because of sin, however our spirit is alive in Christ. We have eternal life in our possession, even though our body is dying because of sin. However, as Christians, our spirits are fully alive and thriving "because of righteousness"--because HE is justified and therefore already has "passed out of death into life" (John 5:24). "My temorary body is decaying at the same time, my inner being is being renewed day by day" (2 Cor 4:16). "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." Galatians 5:25. Remember, the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts with all the power and gifts of God, necessary to enable us to walk the noble, spiritual, Son-like life with God.

Deaf

Exodus 4:11 The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD ? Leviticus 19:14 " 'Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD. Isaiah 29:18 In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see. Isaiah 35:5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

God Formed me

Psalm 22:9 Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast. Psalm 22:10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God. Psalm 139:13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. Isaiah 44:2 This is what the LORD says— he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. Isaiah 44:24 [ Jerusalem to Be Inhabited ] "This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself, Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Isaiah 29:16 You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, "He did not make me"? Can the pot say of the potter, "He knows nothing"? Isaiah 45:9 "Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker, to him who is but a potsherd among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?' Does your work say, 'He has no hands'? Isaiah 64:8 Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use? John 9:3 but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. Ephesians 1:11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, Psalm 94:9 Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? Psalm 103:14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. Psalm 119:73 [ y Yodh ] Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. Isaiah 29:16 You turn things upside down, as if the potter were thought to be like the clay! Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, "He did not make me"? Can the pot say of the potter, "He knows nothing"? Isaiah 44:2 This is what the LORD says— he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. Mark 10:27 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Romans 8:28 [ More Than Conquerors ] And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Lord is......

Genesis 19:14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, "Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. Exodus 15:3 The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name. Exodus 17:15 Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is my Banner. Exodus 18:11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly." Numbers 14:18 'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.' Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other. Joshua 4:24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God." 2 Samuel 22:2 He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 2 Samuel 22:31 "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 2 Chronicles 12:6 The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is just." 2 Chronicles 21:14 So now the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives and everything that is yours, with a heavy blow. Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." Psalm 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:16 The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah Psalm 10:16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. Psalm 11:4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them. Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face. Psalm 14:6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge. Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. Psalm 23:1 [ A psalm of David. ] The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. Psalm 27:1 [ Of David. ] The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. Psalm 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 54:4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. Psalm 92:15 proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him." Psalm 95:3 For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods. Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his ; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Psalm 100:5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. Psalm 110:5 The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath. Psalm 111:4 He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate. Psalm 116:5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Psalm 118:6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 118:7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies. Psalm 118:14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. Psalm 129:4 But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. Psalm 135:3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. Psalm 135:5 I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. Psalm 138:5 May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great. Isaiah 33:22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us. Isaiah 66:15 See, the LORD is coming with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind; he will bring down his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.

God is.....

Genesis 21:22 God is with you in everything you do. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath. Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. Deuteronomy 20:4 For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. 2 Samuel 22:3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent men you save me. 1 Chronicles 17:2 Nathan replied to David, "Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you." 2 Chronicles 2:5 "The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods. 2 Chronicles 13:12 God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you. Men of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed. 2 Chronicles 30:9 If you return to the LORD, then your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will come back to this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him. Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. Psalm 46:1 [ For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. ] God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 47:7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. Psalm 47:8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. Psalm 48:14 For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalm 54:4 Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. Psalm 56:9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me. Psalm 68:20 Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death. Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Psalm 89:7 In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him. Psalm 99:9 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy. Psalm 115:3 Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. Psalm 116:5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Proverbs 30:5 "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. Isaiah 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation." Daniel 9:9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; Daniel 9:14 The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him. Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Luke 17:21 "the kingdom of God is within you." John 3:33 The man who has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. Romans 5:16 Again, the gift of God is not like the result of the one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Thessalonians 1:6 God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you Hebrews 3:4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 12:29 for our "God is a consuming fire." 1 John 1:5 [ Walking in the light ] This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.