Today my pastor continued his “Sermon on the Mount” series called Y B Normal. Throughout this series, he has used Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew, Chapters 5-7) to illustrate how the Lord challenges us not to be normal. Not to conform to the ways of this world, but to transform
our minds (Romans 12:2).
What a challenge! Too often we distress ourselves because we don’t fit in. We do amazing and confounding things just so that we can join a club, be a part of a group, or hang out with a certain clique.. Some of us spend so much time trying to fit in that we lose sight of who we are and the type of person that God intended us to be .
My gift is the gift of writing. It is something that I have always have been skilled at and enjoyed doing. I have recently rediscovered this passion through you and this blog. I don’t claim to be the most prolific writer, but my style is my unique stamp on the world. To all of you, I give thanks. In my works, I hope to give Him glory.
Take some time today to begin to rediscover who you are. Take a moment to pray and ask God to reveal his purpose for you in this life. Don’t seek the approval of others. Rather, seek the approval of the ”audience of One”. The only One that truly matters.
Why be normal when you can be so much more?
