I’m sure you know the story well. It was Noah’s destiny to build an Ark that would save the human race from being wiped off the face of the earth. Noah was instructed by God to build an Ark, which was unheard of, because of the coming rain, (also unheard of), that was going to flood the earth! It had never rained before, yet Noah was building something to protect from a rain so deadly that it could kill every living creature.

You know if the equivalent of this happened today you would be talking about Noah like he was crazy! We have all been guilty of passing judgment at times, especially when it comes to things we do not understand. Noah was walking out his destiny, yet he was ridiculed and regarded as a fool.

Have you ever felt that way as you followed your destiny? Or have you been on the side of ridiculing someone for following their purpose?

If you are on either end of the spectrum I pray that you will remember that God has a plan for your life – a unique purpose and destiny that no one else will fulfill the way that you were intended to fulfill it. That being said, the unique purpose of someone else may be the very thing that brings your deliverance. You walking in purpose may bring the healing that is needed in your realm of influence.

If others do not understand the road that you are on, the Spirit-led choices that you make or the things that you believe, it is ok. It is Your destiny, not theirs. You are the one receiving instruction in the dark of night or wee hours of the morning concerning your direction. Continue to seek Him and trust Him to complete the work He has started in you.

Today, more than ever, I am determined to walk out the Destiny the Lord has for me.

Ephesians 1:11-12 (The Message)

^11-12It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.

You’re weird!! Yeah, I said it. Did it bring a smile to your face?

I hope so, especially because the Bible (King James Version) states, “you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people.” Throughout my life I have often felt like an oddball but when I pondered this scripture it caused me to feel that being weird was actually more than ok.

Merriam-Webster offers this definition of peculiar: “characteristic of only one person, group or thing; distinctive; different from the usual or normal; special; particular, odd, curious, eccentric, queer.”

It seems clear to me that if you were not Weird, this world would be a boring place! You were not created to simply fit in and be part of the crowd. You were made to stand out. There are things God placed in you that He did not want to be lost in the mix. If you became like everyone else, what would happen to those gifts?

Each one of us was created as unique members of one Body. It is sad when people lose sight of this and begin to conform out of a desire to fit in. It is also unfortunate when we fail to embrace each other’s individuality and instead look down on others because they don’t fit the shallow criteria of the current clique.

Everyone misses out when someone is unable to be different and walk in their unique purpose and destiny. When you sing a song to the Lord in that beautiful voice and I hear it, it enhances my life. When you create something that inspires action, thought or feeling, it changes the lives of others.

My encouragement to you today is to embrace who you are, the person that God created you to be. If people around you cannot accept the real you, find new people to be around. If there are no such people, then be content with extra one-on-one time with the Lord until He sends some true friends your way, and He will.

I personally do not want to miss out on what you have to offer the world! Let His Glory shine through you.

I Peter 2:9 (Amplified Bible)

But you are a chosen [generation], a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.