You! I really love the saying: “You were born as an original… don’t die a copy.” If God wanted another, duplicate of someone else, He never would have created each of us as individuals, plus don’t forget the scripture that tells us we each, all are important (1 Corinthians 12: 12-31) It’s our commonality that connects us and our differences that helps us discover, grow, and see other perspectives.
There are many scriptures that talk about our uniqueness, our individuality: Psalm 119:73-74. Isaiah 64:8. Matthew 10:29-31, Jeremiah 1:4-5 / 29:11 are only a few examples. They all speak to how we begin life, who we are becoming, etc. So why try being someone other than you? Consider for a moment Ephesians 2:10, MSG
“Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. … God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.”
Looking at comparison, because that’s what being a copy creates. And let’s face it… if you compare you will always end up with the short stick. It also doesn’t allow you to walk and act according to your anointing. And if you are busy being someone else… it never really works and the part you play is unattended because no one can be you either. Thus we have: 1 original, 1 fake, and 1 missing (the last 2 are related).
The Word also speak to this issue in 1 Corinthians 13: 14-22, AMP
“Now you [collectively] are Christ’s body, and individually [you are] members of it [each with his own special purpose and function]. (v. 27)
The body would look kinda silly with 3 eyes and no nose – yes? You have an anointing as You. So that …
“[and He, God, did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church]; until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity].” (Ephesians 4:12-13, AMP)
I believe you need (and are able) to be confident in Who you are, Where the Lord has placed you, With the giftings He has put into you, to join with others in our mutual responsibility in building the body, the church. That is awesome. Nowhere does it say that you are perfect… that’s an ongoing process. And no one else is perfect either.
Walking confidently in your anointing is the gift you give the Lord as you bless others with You.
