“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” - John 15:5
The world is bent on convincing you that who you are is a mistake and that you will never measure up. What if you were created on purpose and for a purpose? What if you discovered your life has meaning and purpose beyond what you see?
According to the Bible, you WERE created with God’s heart in mind. You were created in the image of God - and God is LOVE.
There are 18 unique trinkets listed below and each one points to a ~ specific Biblical truth ~ about who you are and God’s intentions for your life. As you identify the trinket you found, I pray you will take time to reflect on who GOD says you are because, in the end, that is all that really matters. I pray that if you do not know who you are, you would begin to seek God because He promises in His Word that when we seek Him with all our heart, we WILL find Him!
God bless you!
Anointing Oil
~ Set apart ~
Exodus 40:9
Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
James 5:14-15
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the LORD. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the LORD will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
1 John 2:27
But the anointing that you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you.
Bird Seed
~ Share Scripture generously ~
Luke 8:11
"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the Word of God."
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See also Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20
Blank Canvas
~ God is doing a work in you ~
Romans 8:28
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.
Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Bolt Cutters
~ Testimony; Intercessory prayer ~
Revelation 12:11
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
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See also Joshua 4:5-7; Psalm 66:16-20; Psalm 71:15-18; Psalm 96:3-4; Psalm 107; Psalm 145; Isaiah 38:18-19; Habakkuk 2:2; Matthew 5:16; Matthew 10:17-20; Mark 5:19-20; Luke 8:39; John 4:39; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:20; Acts 4:33; Acts 5:27-32; Acts 26:1-3; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; 1 Timothy 6:12; 1 Peter 3:15; Revelation 19:10; Exodus 34:9; Numbers 12:13; Deuteronomy 9:18, 25-29; Judges 5:31; 1 Samuel 12:19, 23; 1 Samuel 24:17; 1 Kings 13:6; Ezra 9:5-15; Job 16:21; Psalm 25:22; Psalm 106:23; Psalm 122:6; Isaiah 53; Matthew 5:44; Luke 22:32; Luke 23:34; John 17:9-24; Acts 7:60; Acts 8:24; Acts 12:5; Romans 1:9 Romans 8:26-31, 34; Romans 10:1; 2 Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 6:18-20; Philippians 1:9-11, 19; Colossians 1:9; Colossians 4:2-6; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 1 Timothy 2:1-6; 2 Timothy 2; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 13:18; James 5:13-20
Brain
~ Renew your mind ~
Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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See also Joshua 1:8-9; Psalm 119:11; John 8:31-32; Romans 8:6; 2 Corinthians 4; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; Ephesians 4:20-24; Philippians 2:5; Philippians 4:4-9; Colossians 3:1-17; 1 Peter 1:13
Clock
~ God’s timing ~
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Communion
~ Fellowship with God and believers ~
1 Corinthians 11:26
For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and prayer.
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See also Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:19-20; John 6:53-58; 1 Corinthians 10:16
Cross
~ Self-denial ~
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.”
1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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See also John 1:12; 2 Corinthians 4; 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
Dog Tag Necklace
~ Freedom in Christ ~
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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See also Luke 4:14-30
Elephant
~ Calling ~
Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of ALL nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
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See also Matthew 10:1-42; Mark 6:7-13; Luke 9:1-6; Luke 10:1-23; John 14
Fish
~ Generosity ~
John 6:9
"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
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See also Matthew 14:13-21;Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 6:31-44; Mark 8:1-9; Luke 9:12-17; John 6:1-14
Flashlight
~ Holy Spirit ~
Psalm 119:105
Your Word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
John 14:25-27
All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Romans 8:14
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
Galatians 5:25
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
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See also 1 Corinthians 2
Fruit
~ Character ~
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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See also Proverbs 31; Matthew 5:4-8; Romans 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Ephesians 4:1-3; 1 Timothy 3:2
Heart
~ Biblical LOVE (agape) ~
Proverbs 3:3-4
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
1 Corinthians 13:3
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
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See also Psalm 51:10; Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26
Moon
~ Reflecting the Son’s light ~
Matthew 5:14a
"You are the light of the world."
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Philippians 2:14-15
Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, "children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation." Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.
1 John 1:6-7
If we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
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See also Luke 11:33-36; John 1:1-9; John 3:16-21; John 9:4-5; John 12:20-36; John 14:5-14; 2 Corinthians 4; 1 John 1; Revelation 22:5
Mustard Seed
~ Faith ~
Matthew 17:20
He replied, "because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'move from here to there," and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Hebrews 11:39-40
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
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See also Psalm 42:11; Psalm 46; Psalm 56:3; Proverbs 3:5-8; Isaiah 26:3-4; Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19; Ephesians 6:16
Sunflower
~ Reaping what you sow ~
Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
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See also Job 4:8; Psalm 126:5; Proverbs 10:12, 16; Proverbs 11:18; Proverbs 22:8; Hosea 10:12-13; Matthew 13:24; Luke 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Galatians 6:1-10; Ephesians 6:8; James 1:22
Sword
~ Bible judges the heart ~
Ephesians 6:17
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
Hebrews 4:12
For the Word of God is alive 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.
Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for all of the beautiful reminders of who You are, who I am in You, and what You have made available to me. Thank You for trusting me with the mission of sharing the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ, with the world and thank You that sharing Your LOVE is EASY.
Help me remember that the enemy is overcome by Your blood AND my testimony. Give me the BOLDNESS and COURAGE I need to share what You have done and what I am STILL trusting You to do in my life with freedom and joy. Help me to continue in faith in areas of my life that still feel so hopeless. Thank You that when I am weak, You are strong. Help me to trust Your plan.
Give me an increased HUNGER for Your Word and a desire to share it with others. In the areas I am still wrestling with chains, LORD, I ask You to set me free. I thank You that with the Holy Spirit living in me, I am FULLY EQUIPPED to do everything You are calling me to do. I want to HONOR YOU with my life and, to do that, I need Your help.
I love You, I praise You, and I trust You.
In Jesus’ Name I pray,
Amen