BEING GRATEFUL AND ENJOYING HOW UNIQUELY GOD HAS MADE ME
BIBLE PASSAGE:
So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and
since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
(Galatians 4:7)
MEDITATION:
The scriptures tell us that we are “no longer a slave”, but too often
we make ourselves slaves, because we fail to accept the fact that
God has made us unique. As a result, we become slaves of trying
to be like someone else.
God did not create us to strive to be someone we are not. We are His
handiwork, and He had plans for us before He even created us.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in
Christ Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for us to do.
(Ephesians 2:10)
Whenever we try to be like someone else, we lose focus of why we
were created. We should be trying to be what God wants us to be,
and not trying to become like someone else. As long as we are
striving to be like someone else, we will fail in developing and
utilizing our own special unique characteristics.
Even worse, we can live in a frustrated state of trying to be someone
we were not made to be. And as our frustrations grow, we can develop
a disdain for the very person we are trying to mimic.
It’s a paradox isn’t it? We still want to be like them, but we don’t
like them as much as we did originally. For some reason, we seem
to think our life will be better if we can be like someone else, but
as much as we try, it’s not going to happen. Why? Because God
didn’t make us like them.
He made each of us unique, with exclusive qualities and personalities
which should not be ignored or rejected, but embellished and enjoyed.
Happiness comes from being who God made us to be, and not through
trying to be like someone else. We will find joy in being who God wants
us to be, and using the spiritual gift He gave us to serve Him in the way
He created us to serve.
We may think that someone else is better looking, smarter, has a
charismatic personality, has some special talents or abilities, etc.
But if the truth were known, they may want to have some of our
characteristics, but they hide them from us in the same manner
that we try to hide our desires to be like them.
Some ‘popular’ people like having a lot of friends, but would
prefer to be a little less popular, because they feel others have
greater expectations of them.
Satan loves it when he can distract us from how we were uniquely
made my God. If he can cause us to forget that we are special in
the eyes of God, then he wins. And when he wins, those trying to
be someone else will continue with their efforts. This can result in
developing some bad (and non-Christian) habits such as envy, anger,
jealousy, greed, etc.
ACTION:
Maybe God’s devotional for today is meant especially for you.
Have you been lured into Satan’s trap of being so enamored
with someone that you want to be just like them? Remember,
God doesn’t make ‘junk’, which means you are unique and
special in your own skin.
For everything God created is good, and nothing
is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
(1 Timothy 4:4)
Rather than trying to become someone else, be grateful for your
own uniqueness, and strive to become the person God designed
you to be so you can live the life He wants you to live.
and to put on the new self, created to be like God
in true righteousness and holiness. (Ephesians 4:24)
Pray,
“Heavenly Father, thank You for how You have created me.
Forgive me if I have appeared to be dissatisfied with how You
created me and have wasted precious time trying to be someone
else. Help me to embrace the way You created me, and to
remember that everything from You is good, including me.
Teach me to focus more on living righteous and holy, so I
can start enjoying how You made me with special qualities
and characteristics. Show me how to use my uniqueness to
serve You with the special spiritual gift You have given me.”
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