Custom-Made
PSALM 57:2
I will cry to God Most High, To God who accomplishes all things for me.
My initials are sewn onto the cuff of several of my shirts. No one questions who owns those shirts because my initials—A.T.E.—demonstrate they are mine. I monogram the cuffs on the shirts that are tailored for me. I also have other shirts that were bought off the rack. Many people could say they have shirts just like them, and those people would be right. But they wouldn’t be able to say that about the shirts with my initials sewn in because those shirts were custom-made. When a garment is custom-made, it’s fitted to your unique shape. It is crafted with you in mind. That means it’s not for anyone else to wear.
We are all unique. We are all custom-made. We have no reason to try to be someone else or to live someone else’s life. Why settle for off-the-rack living when there is an identity and destiny custom-made for you? When you are living out your destiny, you aren’t measuring who you are by comparing yourself to someone else. You aren’t measured by what you have done according to what someone else has done. Rather, when you are living out your destiny, you measure what you have done according to what God created you to do.
Yet many people spend much of their lives trying to be somebody else. Why try to be somebody else? God already has one of them. There is only one you—and you are it. One of the first steps to living out your destiny is to realize it’s your destiny. God made you unique on purpose because He has a plan that only your personality, background, temperament, mindset, and skills can fulfill. Embrace who you are—stop the comparisons. Halt the competitions. Let go of the jealousy, envy, or regret. Be the you God made you to be, and you will be on your way to manifesting the purpose God has created you to fulfill.
Lord, help me to embrace my uniqueness. Reveal to me the special attributes that only I have, and show me how You can use them in a grand way as You lead me in my destiny. Help me not to complain about my differences, but to thank You for them.
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