God's Design for Your Body
“I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
— Psalm 139:14Foundation: biblical, psychological, neurological truth.
Parable: The Rabbit and the Clear Pond
There once was a young rabbit named Eli who lived in a meadow surrounded by tall grass and wildflowers.
Every morning he looked into a small muddy puddle near his burrow to see his reflection. The water was cloudy and full of ripples. Sometimes it made his ears look crooked. Other times his face seemed strange and uneven.
Eli began to believe what the puddle showed him.
"My ears are too long," he sighed.
"My fur looks messy. I'm not like the other rabbits."
Soon he stopped running across the meadow with the others. He kept to himself, certain something about him was wrong.
One day an old turtle passed by and noticed the sad rabbit.
"Why do you hide in the grass?" the turtle asked.
Eli pointed to the puddle. "Because this is what I look like."
The turtle chuckled gently.
"That puddle cannot show you the truth."
He led Eli to a quiet place deeper in the meadow where a clear pond reflected the sky like glass.
"Look again," said the turtle.
Eli leaned over the water.
This time he saw something different. His ears were strong and upright. His eyes were bright. His legs looked powerful, made for running through fields and leaping over hills.
The reflection was clear.
"The puddle was never the truth," the turtle said. "It only showed a distorted picture."
Eli stood taller that day. He ran back across the meadow with joy, not because he had changed, but because he had finally seen himself clearly.
Moral:
When you see yourself through distorted reflections, fear grows. But when you see yourself through the truth of your Creator, you discover you were beautifully designed all along.
When you see yourself through distorted reflections, fear grows. But when you see yourself through the truth of your Creator, you discover you were beautifully designed all along.