There are 3 Types of People

All of us have talents and natural abilities.  Every person is unique, which means that every person has a specific set of strengths and weaknesses that no one else has.  I want you to stop and think about that for a second:

No one has exactly the same strengths as you, nor do they have the same weaknesses as you.

What a profound thought.  You are unique.  You are the only one of you.  There is no one else like you.  Often times the world tries to mock us for our individuality, or even define us by our faults, but I want to encourage you today to look past the ridicule, and see the truth.  Take off the drab-shaded glasses, and see the world as it really is, as if you were looking through the eyes of a loving father and seeing someone… like you.

You were made to accomplish.  You were made to conquer.  You were made to do something with your life that no one else could do.  Please understand what I am saying: no one is better than anyone else.  One person is not pre-eminent over another.  Rather the things that we are to overcome are the forces that would cause hurt, pain, destruction, or death.  Where there is hunger, heartache, or hopeless, there is also a person who has the skill and raw talent to overcome those obstacles, first in their own life, and then in other people’s lives.

The question is whether that person will dedicate themselves to the mission of their life.  Are they willing to submit themselves to life’s training to become the person that they were created to be?  And are they willing accomplish what they were created to accomplish?  Then again… you must ask yourself… “Am I willing…?  Am I willing to do what I was created to do?  Go where I was created to go?  Or make the change that I was created to make?”

These are tough questions.

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All of us are at different stages along the way.  Just as each one of us is unique, so too our journey is unique, as is our position along that journey.  And yet, as I study the bible, I am compelled to think that at any one point in time, someone will fall into one of three categories.  Can someone jump from one category to another?  Absolutely.  Nevertheless, as you stop and evaluate your life—as of today—I am convinced that you will find yourself in one of these three groups:

(1)   You have so developed your gifts and talents that you have an abundance, and you can freely share God’s blessing with the people around you.

(2)   You have so developed your gifts and talents that you have more to do and accomplish than you could ever do on your own and you need people to come alongside of you to help you with the vision that God has given you.

(3)   You have not fully developed your gifts and talents.

I want to encourage you to stop and ponder for a second which one you are.  Please realize that one is not better than the other.  There is no better or worse.  There is only reality.  And the reality is that God deeply and affectionate loves everyone, and has a work for everyone to accomplish.  This exercise of self-examination is not meant to bring commendation or condemnation.  It is only to bring clarity on what your next step should be.  You cannot confidently move forward if you first do not know where you are.

Which type of person are you? 1, 2, or 3?

Well… unfortunately, that’s all for now.  Part 2 of this blog will be next Friday.  I am going to take the weekend off.  Next Monday is going to be continuation of the blog I posted this last Monday.  Tuesday, I will introduce you to another awesome person that has greatly helped me with this project.  Wednesday next week is going to be another funny story.  Thursday will be more peaceful again.  Then Friday will round out the week with part 2 of this blog.  So, there are lots of great things coming up.

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