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- God made each person unique; He knows you
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- Faith can open wonderful avenues to the world
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  Dean grounds faith in created worth: God made you unique (only one), in His
  image, knows you, and invites you to know Him — faith opens avenues because
  you are not a waste of divine effort.
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  Chapter 22 — unique creation in God’s image; worth; know Him who knows you;
  faith opens avenues.
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# Unique Creation Worth Believing

**Author:** Dean Rush  
**Book:** *Flying Free* · **Chapter 22:** Level Flight – Build Faith into Life  
**Full book:** [deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md](https://deanrush.net/downloads/flyingfreebook.md)

## Context for the Reader

This chapter closes Section II by building faith into life. After practice and prayer, Dean answers the worth question beneath many crises: Why believe God cares? Because you are unique — only one — made in His image.

> Voice note: Everything under **Dean's excerpt** is Dean's original prose (lightly cleaned only). Sections marked **Biblical foundations**, **Scholar sidebar**, **Takeaways**, and **First-time learner** are enrichment for Asker / first readers — not Dean speaking.

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## Biblical foundations (preface)

Dean roots uniqueness in creation and image. Scripture refuses disposable people and invites reciprocal knowing.

| Dean's claim | Scriptural undercarriage |
| --- | --- |
| God made each unique and knows you | I am fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:13–14); before I formed you I knew you (Jeremiah 1:5) |
| Created in His image; not a waste | God created man in His own image (Genesis 1:27); we are His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10) |
| Faith opens avenues; know Him who knows you | You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8:32); draw near (James 4:8) |

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## Dean's excerpt

### Only one

God made each of us unique and He knows you. You also need to get to know Him. The word “unique” comes from a French word that means “only one.” Do you think that God Almighty would have taken the time to create you in His image and make you different from all created beings if you had no worth? He is much too smart and much too omnipotent to waste His time cloning people who are not willing to decide they can believe Him. Our faith can open wonderful avenues to the world.

> **Scholar sidebar — Image and invitation**  
> Genesis 1:27 and Psalm 139:13–14 ground unique worth. Jeremiah 1:5 and Ephesians 2:10 refuse “no value” stories. Dean’s French “only one” is pastoral logic: omnipotent God does not mass-produce disposables — faith answers that worth by knowing Him back.

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## Takeaways

1. **Unique is not flattery.** It means only one — by design.
2. **He knows you.** Knowing is mutual: get to know Him.
3. **Image and worth.** Creation in His image implies value.
4. **No wasted clones.** Omnipotence does not manufacture meaninglessness.
5. **Faith opens doors.** Belief becomes avenue, not only armor.

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## First-time learner

### What is Dean saying in one sentence?
God made you unique — only one — in His image and knows you, so your worth is real; get to know Him, and faith can open wonderful avenues.

### Why does uniqueness matter for faith?
Because crisis often whispers “worthless”; Dean answers with creation, not pep talk alone.

### Key verses to read with this lesson
- **Genesis 1:27** — Created in God’s image.
- **Psalm 139:13–14** — Fearfully and wonderfully made.
- **Jeremiah 1:5** — Known before formed.
- **Ephesians 2:10** — His workmanship.
- **James 4:8** — Draw near to God.

### A simple practice
Write three concrete ways you are “only one” (gifts, story, relationships). Beside each, thank God for one and ask how faith might open one avenue this month.

### How this feeds Ask Dean
Seed material for: *What does Dean say about being unique? Why believe you have worth? How does faith open avenues?*