“And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.” Exodus 2:22.

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14.

I don’t know about you, but there are many times that I don’t feel like I fit in to the world around me.

Perhaps you have also felt this way?

Society seems to sometimes dictate how we should act and be, in a world that is set with all of its demands and expectations.

There is a certain way that we are told to act in public, because of the norms that are set.

Most of us know that there are certain standards that we should follow so that we are seen as mature and responsible citizens.

And yet oftentimes, if anyone appears to be different or unique apart from others, then we are often times not accepted by many.

It may be the type of clothes we wear, or our haircut, or any number of details that appears to not be the norm.

There may well be distinctive attributes that some have that don’t seem to fit into the molds of how society thinks one should act or be.

Each of us is different in our own way, and not all of us fit these molds that society seems to have for us.

And yet there are certain abilities and strengths that some possess that the status quo doesn’t appear to have.

There are people on the spectrum that may well have social maladjustments to social norms, but they have other skills and traits that many of the rest of us don’t have.

In my years of teaching, I came across many students who didn’t fit the mold of what was typically normal in terms of either behavior or other abilities, and yet most of these young adults, possessed a keen eye for observation or other skills that many did not have.

They learned differently and thought differently.

And now these young adults are now members of society where they have jobs and other careers that allows them to work and hopefully thrive in the environment that best suits them.

Some of us are like this, and perhaps you have chosen to be alone and not face the world’s demands for “fitting in.”

But I say to you and those that shun those who appear to be different, “Be who you are and excel at what you are skilled at, and don’t allow the world to force you into their molds.”

God created each of us to be unique in our own way.

If you’re a round peg instead of a square one, don’t worry, because your gifts and abilities will find a way to excel and prosper.

 

Selah,
~ Stephen Hanson

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Stephen Hanson of In His Truth Ministries came to The LORD is a special way in 1975 and has prophesied regularly since. In these end-time birthing pangs we are reminded that judgment must first begin with the household of God. Will we be prepared and ready?
Stephen is a full-time Artist of original architectural, landscape, portrait, still-life and spiritual oil paintings, available at StephenHansonArtist.com

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