"For the church is not a human society of people united by their natural affinities but the Body of Christ, in which all members, however different . . . must share the common life, complementing and helping one another precisely by their differences."- C. S. Lewis
There are times whe we all feel like misfits. Why do I feel odd or different? How can I be needed or useful to someone?
Paul teaches in his letters that God is building a temple for himself and that temple is made up of those who follow Jesus. He talks about us all being stones and those stones are fitted together to build a place for God to dwell.
So, if you have ever seen a stone wall, you know those stones are of all shapes, colors, and sizes. No two are exactly alike. And yet, with the work of a master craftsman, they fit together perfectly to make a beautiful, strong, and purposeful wall.
So, guess what? Your peculiarities and mine are actually what make us a unique fit into the temple God is building.
We are (collectively) God's temple, each of us formed for a specific place in the wall. We must not resist the cutting, scraping, and molding - that how he shapes us for a precise purpose.
So we should never feel we are not needed, or we are too odd, or not attractive or talented or strong. God is building his house and he has designed each of us to fit in a particular and unique place. You are not a misfit, but a perfect fit in God's temple.
" . . . Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. - Ephesians 2:20b-22
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