Too often in this generation, there are young adults trying to keep up with the latest fashion trend & hair style, the latest in technology and so forth. Some feel as, if they don’t have these things, then they’re not as cool as the next person who does. This sometimes brings on a lot of the bullying that’s going on today because some feel, “well if I don’t look like you, then I look different & that’s not cool”. It’s okay to be different & stand out! Different doesn’t mean weird, it means original & unique. It’s easy to find duplicates and copies but, rare to find the real deal. Embrace what makes you stand out among a crowd.
There are too many trying to be like someone else & not enough are trying to be like themselves. Wanting what someone else has could fall into the category of coveting and that’s what we don’t want because The Word of God speaks against that (Exodus 20:17, Mark 7:20-23, Romans 7:7, Eph. 5:3).
Everyone has their own journey in life…their own paths to take & their own story to tell. And though you may not have all that you desire right now or look the way you desire to look, right now but, give things time. Work hard at what YOU desire…for yourself. Not so much of what others say you should have! Because truth is, we’ll never be able to keep up with society (technology/fashion). It changes regularly but, GOD NEVER CHANGE! What we can be is consistent in keeping up with Him & the things he instructs us to do & who he’s called us to be. He will take your ordinary & make it Extraordinary. What looks like little or nothing to people could look like much to God. And that’s what matters most, how He views us. Sometimes it be the ones who starts out with so little in life but, with hard work, faith, & determination, now look at them & the great that they’ve accomplished!
Know that when you’re called, you won’t fit in anyway. You can’t…even when you try. Speaking from experience. Trying to do the things others did or go to the places they were going but, always felt uncomfortable. When you have been specifically chosen by God, you will look different. That’s because he has marked you. For example, there could be a bunch of red cups sitting on the table but, you may say “let me put a marker on this cup, so I know it’s mine”. There could be a crowd of people but, it’s gonna be 1 or a few that may stand out the most. So many of us are called but, he specifically marked a few of us (Matt. 22:14) and that’s an honor! You are apart of God’s chosen few & being picked out by him for who you are has more worth & more weight than being picked on by people for not being who THEY SAY you should be or what they say you should have.
You (we) don’t have to be bullied into trying to look like, dress like or fit the mold of anybody else other than ourselves. Instead of trying to pattern after others, why not pattern after the perfect man? (Psalm 37:37). We weren’t created to please others or make them feel good about how we choose to live but, our purpose on Earth is to fear the Lord and keep his commandments (Ecclesiastes 12:13). There are people that we may admire & seek to have success like but, never lose your own identiy in the process. You can set the tone and be that example for others to follow. You have the ability to be so different & unique that others would want to be like you and desire to have what you have, so EMBRACE THAT!
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