You serve no one when you waste time trying to be a poor imitation of someone else.  Granted, you are to learn from those who are older and wiser…but we are not to try to become them!  Each of us has a unique role to play at this time in history, and we will play it only by being comfortable in who we are.  Other people should inspire us…that’s good.  But when I cross over into comparison…it’s bad…it becomes destructive.  I can never be anyone else; I can only be a better me.

Each of us is irreplaceable, one of a kind…priceless!  And sometimes I wonder if it isn’t like a slap in God’s face when we refuse who He made us to be and want to be something else.  I know that my destiny, the reason I was put on the planet, will involve other people, will help others and will require others.  That much is the same for all of us.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said it like this:  “Everyone has the power of greatness, not for fame but greatness, because greatness is determined by service.”  Together we can accomplish great things, but only if each of us likes who she is, knows her purpose and is confidently committed to fulfilling it.  I’m not talking about self-centered, self-serving, and self-indulgent confidence.  I am talking about the confidence that comes from a sense of security, the confidence that allows you to help someone else, the confidence that allows you to give to someone else…DOES NOT DRIVE YOU!

King David said it this way:  “I am wonderfully made and I know it full well.”

ASK YOURSELF: 

1. What do you see when you look in the mirror?

1. What makes you special?  What is it that makes God smile when He thinks about you?

1. Do you know your purpose?  What is it?

1. What is your passion?

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