We can often wonder who we are, what we are doing and often this can be mixed up with low self-esteem. So, in May we are starting a new series looking at how God sees us. The new series is called The Handiwork of God and is a quote from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians “we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” Ephesians 2:10. This series will look at the impact of that as we consider why He made us and what He hopes for us. We are so much more than we all too often think of ourselves and we need to allow God’s purposes for us to inform and shape us

As the handiwork of God, we have been created for the purpose of showing God’s glory.

We show God’s glory in two main ways:

- By displaying God’s character in our lives

- By carrying out different roles and tasks that God has prepared for us to do

All Christians have a common goal in reflecting God’s character, but our roles and tasks are unique to us as individuals. God has created us all with different gifts, abilities and personalities and His specific purposes in our lives will align with the way in which we have been created. We are often called to different purposes at different stages of our lives. When God is calling us to do something new, or challenging us about our attitudes, it requires faith to change.