At the moment, I am currently drinking a hot glass of peppermint tea (which my sweet roommate made me). I'm not a typical "tea drinker", but I am fond of this particular kind of tea. I have contracted a cold, which makes homework a big drag, and a nice cup of tea a pleasure. I just got finished watching the movie "Runaway Bride". I related to the character of Maggie. Maggie tried to be "the one" to many men, but in the end she realized that she didn't know who she was. She had dreams and aspirations that she had never acted on. In the end, she finds out "who she is" (as much as that sounds cliche). I find myself acting like everyone else at times. Trying to be what others want me to be, instead of what God has created me to be. God has given each of us unique talents, gifts, abilities, and strengths.
1 Corinthians 12:14-19 says:
"For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say,"Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body, " that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as He chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body."
Just realizing that God has given us each different-unique talents is a blessing. We all can't be opera singers or Heisman trophy winners, but we can be the person that God has created us to be....and we can glorify Him with the gifts that He has blessed us with!
Peace,
Lisha
Good words Alicia! Just what I need to hear too. :)
ReplyDeletePerfect correlation with the passage in Corinthians! I just watched that too, and it hit home in several areas for me as well.
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