You are unique, believe it!
by Jon Walker
… If only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 (NIV)
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You’re the only person in the world who can live your life. No one else can live your life for you, and no one else is in competition with you to complete the task Jesus gave you.
Take a deep breathe and rest is the truth that God created you with such a unique mix of spiritual gifts, passions, abilities, personality, and experiences that only you can be you. No one else can duplicate you, and you cannot, should not, imitate another. You are an original masterpiece from the Master’s hand.
Your uniqueness means you’re the only one who can fulfill the mission that God assigned for you to complete.
The Apostle Paul, says, “… I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.” (Acts 20:24, NIV)
We shouldn’t waste a precious minute of life doing things that don’t matter if that means the most important thing we can do is left undone.
It’s never too late to start faithfully pursuing the mission God has set before; the one he designed you to complete; you, uniquely you.
You may think you don’t have skills God can use, but the truth is God designed you with the very skills he needs in you to do what he asks of you. You are uniquely and wonderfully and fearfully made.
He sends you with his Spirit, the Holy Spirit, inside you to guide you.
What does this mean?
- Designed to succeed – The way God designed you, everything he’s done for you, including redeeming you from your sinful failures, will support your success and bring glory to God.
- Be who you are — The apostle Paul says, “… By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” (1 Corinthians 15:10, NIV)
- What if it’s true? – How would you live differently if you deeply believed God created you for a unique mission, one that only you could accomplish?
Jon Walker is the author of “Growing with Purpose: Connecting with God Every Day.” This article is copyrighted 2010 by Jon Walker. Used by permission.
