Where did I come from?

1. God created everything.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. —Genesis 1:1 (NLT)
God, Creator of the heavens… Maker of earth, he put it on its foundations, built it from scratch. He didn’t go to all that trouble to just leave it empty, nothing in it. He made it to be lived in. —Isaiah 45:18 (Msg)

2. God thought of us first, but He created us last.

Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. —Ephesians 1:4 (Msg)

3. God custom designed each of us.

Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out; you formed me in my mother’s womb. I thank you, High God— you’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit how I was sculpted from nothing into something. Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you. The days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day. —Psalms 139:13-16 (Msg)

What about me?

1. My life has sanctity.

For 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 (NIV)

2. My life has value.

For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake. —1 Peter 1:18-20 (NLT)

3. My problems produce growth.

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. —Romans 8:28 (NLT)

4. My future has a destination.

And this was his purpose: that when the time is ripe he will gather us all together from wherever we are—in heaven or on earth—to be with him in Christ forever. —Ephesians 1:10 (NLT)

Discussion Questions:

1. Ice-breaker: What has life been like for you over the last couple months?

2. What is something unique about you?

3. Which of the four topics under “What about me?” stuck out to you the most?

4. Share a time you went through a rough situation that made you stronger.