These Hands.

One of God's most beautiful creations is the human body.  So many intricate parts of one whole that were created to do their own job. These intricate parts: the eyes, the nose, the tongue, feet, the brain, blood cells, pinky toes, etc.... There are so many little parts of the human body that make up one human being. Sure, we have all of our parts in the right places, but we cannot move on our own, or breathe without help. That is how God created us, we are to always rely on Him physically, mentally and spiritually; He gave us the breath of life and a soul to make us who were are...

"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female he created them"    
Genesis 1:27-ESV translation.

God created us. That is a big deal! He could have decided to just leave the world for plants and animals to inhabit, but he didn't. He created us.

A particular part of the human body I wanted to focus on were hands. 
"Why hands?" You may ask.
Think about them; hands are two separate parts, on two separate arms, on opposite sides of the body, yet they can function at exactly the same time. Eight fingers and two thumbs, doing exactly the same thing as its counterpart, or doing entirely the opposite! 

Think of the most talented musician you have ever known/met/seen or heard. Got them? Okay, imagine how they play the instrument they have managed to master. Watch their hands, their fingers, how they can be holding down multiple chords with one hand and fiddling with strings, keys, or petals with the other hand, or playing a symbol and smashing down on a Tom drum, all at the same time or with a different rhythm. 

Is that not the coolest thing you have ever known?

Don't get me wrong, hands are used for everything.
Sometimes it feels like we take them for granted because, well, they are just hands, right? So, take what you are doing right now, and realize that your hands are doing something: typing, bringing your coffee/tea cup to your mouth, petting your cat, holding your pencil, picking your nose, or playing your instrument, without you even thinking about making them do that. Crazy right? No. Beautiful, amazing, wondrous, absolutely without a doubt the most incredibly thing! My God, your God, created the hands we have.

Now, the question that I have for you is:

What are you doing with those hands?

Maybe it is a silly question to ask.
Maybe it isn't.
I want you to think about it though.
You can use your hands for amazing things, but what are you doing with them?

"For the Lord God has blessed you in all the work of your hands..."
Deuteronomy 2:7-ESV translation.

What ever you do with your hands,  could be writing a blog post, or making a pie, just make sure it is something worth doing. 
For me, it would be using my hands to carry out God's will.

I do not want to use my hands to tear someone down, because you can do that as well. 
I want to use my hands to lift someone up towards God, figuratively, even physically if necessary (hehe). 

God has blessed me with my hands, and I wish to use them to build up others around me, and to use my God given talents to bless others.

So, just take a moment to think about your hands. 

What are you doing, and what can you be doing, with your hands? 

Answer in the comments below :)