Due to my introverted nature,
I never realized how hard it was to stand out from the crowd. I always just did, not flashily, but subtly. Something I recently realized on a deeper
level is that standing out from the crowd, however, even for adults can be just
a little bit scary.
It takes courage to be
the one in a group with a different take, a different opinion or a different
way of doing things. When we dare to be
different, we risk being mocked, gossiped about, losing status and loosing
friends.
Yet, we don’t lose
anything that we don’t need. When we
shrink ourselves to fit in, we relinquish all of the power embedded into our
originality. We are no longer ourselves,
we are a minimized version.
We are our most effective
when we are true to ourselves. You may
not be good at being him or her, but you are excellent at being you.
God took time out to make
us uniquely. Psalm 139:14 says,
“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully
made;[a]
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.”
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.”
We have to trust God’s
creative abilities and not be afraid of the backlash we may get for living for
Him. When we hide who God has called us
to be and the abilities He has given us, we are a minimized version of
ourselves.
We may be afraid of our
light shining too brightly, but that’s the way we were meant to be, so that
people can know the Source of that light.
Matthew 5:16 says,
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see
your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Jesus had no problem
telling people that He was the Savior regardless of how many times those dang Pharisees
tried to tell Him he wasn’t. If he never
would have been fully who He was created to be, if He would have watered down
His identity, then we would not have access to eternal life with God our
Father.
In a similar manner, if
we don’t let God’s light shine through us, then people won’t be able to see how
powerful God is through our lives. The
truth for all Christians is that being yourself is bigger than just you.
Being that our God is so
intentional, there is always someone or many connected to us walking in our
purpose. The same person who you’re
trying to please by watering yourself down could be the same one that needs
what God has uniquely placed within you to set them free.
So think about that when
you think about getting lost in the crowd because of the unpredictable attention
that being yourself may bring.
God has graced you with
life-changing power. Whether or not you
choose to use it is up to you.
“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the
dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to
your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
~Romans 8:11
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