As I sit in a quite apartment surrounded by nothing more than my thoughts, I realize how much that I don’t belong to this world. Despite at times trying to be like everybody else, that isn’t what you have planned for me to be. I can show the world the work you’ve done in me. I just have to be different. I have to be more like you.
You’re a great God…I've got nothing great in me.
Your character is holy…I’m only holy when it’s convenient.
You speak in absolute truth…I speak in lies.
Your strength is unending…I’m weak.
Your discipline is fair…I never see it that way.
Your provisions are abundant for my needs…I let my pride get in the way of any help.
You light my path daily…I still find myself walking in darkness.
Your grace is sufficient for my sin…I repeat them over and over again.
You’re never early; never late…I’m never in the right spot at the right time.
Your plan is perfect. Bewildering, puzzling, and even troubling – but perfect…I hate plans.
So how do I show others what you’ve done in me with all the flaws that I have?
I can choose to be different. I can be just like you…not like me…that’s not what I want to be any more. I want to be just like you because that’s what you’ve called me to be [1 Peter 1:16]. I can be different. I just have to be more like you.
