Maybe It Is You

The new year continues on the fifth day...That could sound a bit ominous or it may lean toward the positive depending upon your view. Have you broken a resolution yet? Perhaps you took care of that by not making any this year. As far as I know there is no law commanding resolutions every time we change out calendars. As they say, everyone is a little different. You may feel more than a little different and maybe it is you who is among the very different.

We enjoy and praise God for the great variety among those who believe in Jesus. Some are perfectly at home in a crowd while others are more solitary. Some sing wonderfully while others couldn't carry a tune in a bucket as the old saying goes. Some were given a full cup for their attention span while some few were given but a thimble. Some are very pious in their worship while others prefer to speak with God on the go. Of course most of us do not fit all the way into the extremes, but rather we are like many in some things and more different in others. We also change as the Lord's Spirit works in us and through us to His glory.

If you have failed at a resolution already don't despair overmuch; it may be something the Lord wants around for just a bit longer. If you seem very different from other Christians, maybe it is you ...the Lord has made for a very different mission and separated for a time. Maybe it is you the Lord loves with an everlasting love. When Jesus says, "I want that one!" Maybe that one is you!

Have a blessed new year starting with Christ!

Bucky