does. Don’t insult God. He started something in you that He will bring to perfection, and you respect Him and respect what He is doing in you. Take hold of yourself by the lapel, stand in front of the mirror, and say, “Listen, you! You’ve been begotten by God. You were born by the Spirit of the Lord. You were called by God. God blessed you. He has invested His thought for eternity in you. He gave His only begotten Son to redeem you out of your sin, to make you conformed to the image of His Son. He