I Am Unique....or Perhaps Just A Bit Odd.

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, 

so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Ephesians 2:10

Have you ever wondered what would happen if we were all exactly the same?
     *   Everyone would hate asparagas.
     *   Everyone would have already heard all the jokes, so no one would laugh.
     *   Everyone would dress in tiedye.
     *   There would be no need to have conversations because everyone already knows what everyone else would say.
     *   There would be no competitions because everyone was exactly the same.
     *   We would be SO bored (and boring).


Honestly, Science fascinates me, but I don't seem to understand it.  Math bores me to tears and I am convinced this is why we have computers.  I love people watching.  I love trying to observe details.  Large crowds make me uncomfortable, because I am an Introvert.  I have Sound Sensitivity (also known as Misophonia) and really want to punch people who, for example, cannot seem to chew gum with their mouth closed.


So what am I trying to say?  God made you weird for a reason (some weirder than others), in order that you can fulfill HIS purpose.  So what does all this mean?  STOP TRYING TO BE A CLONE just so you'll "fit in."  Be who God made you to be!

Dare To Be Unique

Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.

Romans 12:2

There's a song by Jimmy Buffett that I have always liked, it's called "Fruicake" and you can find it on YouTube. (Fruitcake)

You've seen them.  You may even know some of them.  And, quite honestly, you might even BE one of them.  You know the ones......they are wound up so tight that they could potentially spring over Mt. Everest.  These spring loaded folks tend to have health ailments resulting from their being so uptight all the time. And because they are uptight and not feeling completely well, they like to spread their "joy" far and wide to everyone they can.

But look at what the Apostle Paul is reminding us to do...."Do not be shaped by this world."  Now this doesn't mean we are to stop personal hygiene and run naked through the streets laughing hysterically like minions.  This means we are to remember that, while we are ON this world for a brief time, we are to BE DIFFERENT!  

Here are a few practical ways to be different:

• Say "Please" when you desire something and "Thank You" when you receive your answer.
• Realize that we will not always get our way, so be different by saying "Okay" and move on with your life.
• Be kind to others.
• Hold the door for others.
• Encourage someone you know needs it.
• Laugh
• Smile
• Help someone who has a burden they are having to carry (physically, emotionally, etc.)
• Make it a point to let someone else go first.
• Bring me coffee
• Give your time to a good cause.

You get the picture.  Be different by doing to others as you would want done to you.  And remember...happiness and contentment are DECISIONS!