I've just returned from an adventure to Apple Hill. And let me tell you, if there's one thing you're sure to find at Apple Hill, it's apples. All kinds of apples. There are red apples and green apples. Tart apples and sweet apples. Soft apples and crunchy apples. Many varieties... but all still apples.
The apples are used in countless ways. There's apple pie, apple fritters, apple strudel, apple doughnuts, apple salad, caramel apples, apple milkshakes, apple juice, apple butter, apple syrup, applesauce and even apple fudge. Many uses... but all still apples.
Some apples are better in pie, others are better for applesauce. Some are prefect for juice. Many purposes... but all still apples.
It seems to me believers are a lot like apples. We come in all kinds of varieties and can be used in many different ways for many different purposes... but all still believers. Romans 12:6 (The Message) says, "Let's just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefullly comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren't."
So what is your speciality? What were you created for?
If it's serving, then serve!
If it's teaching, then teach!
If it's encouraging, then encourage!
If it's contributing to the needs of others, do it generously!
If it's leadership, then govern diligently!
If it's showing mercy, do it cheerfully!
(Romans 12:7-8)
Lord, help me to be content just being who you made me to be. Instead of striving to measure up to other people's expectations, help me to strive to please you. Instead of comparing myself to others, help me to recognize your grace and acceptance and love for me just as I am. Instead of feeling inadequate for the task, help me to trust in your strength and provision.
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