With only ten numbers and twenty-six letters of the alphabet, the State of Virginia can come up with a different licence plate for every registered vehicle. It would take a computer to figure it out and keep track, but you can count on the fact that your plate is different from any other one in Virginia. Considering the ability to mix up letters and numbers to incorporate so many identities boggles one's mind. Just think of all the human beings that have been born into this world. Each one has their own personal identity. Each one has been programmed with their own personal DNA and God did it and knows each one by name.
Because we are all so different from one another, we are special and God treats us in a special way. Even brothers and sisters in the same family with the same mother and father are each different. God draws us differently and uses us differently. We can read or hear of someone's experience with God and it may make us wonder if they are more worthy than we are or if God loves them more than us. We may read of people in the Bible who had miraculous happenings in their life or who accomplished so much with so little and it may make us doubt our standing and abilities.
We are not to compare. Joshua was a willing vessel who God chose to use at a unique time in history. You are not Joshua and you live in an altogether different time. You are not Esther. Esther was willing and God used her in a unique time in history. You are in a different place in time and you will not be used as Esther was. You cannot put God in a box and expect Him to act the same way with everybody. God created you and knows exactly how to get your attention and how to utilize all the talents and gifts He gave you.
The problem is you. He is waiting to see if you are interested. He is waiting to see if you respond to the subtle and some not so subtle messages He has sent out. Moses became curious seeing the burning bush that did not burn up and turned for a second look. Curiosity!!! You are not Moses and cannot expect to see a burning bush that will not burn up. You are special and God will reach out for you in a unique way. Will your curiosity be aroused and make you wonder why? Will you bow your head and humbly seek after the God who created you so special and be willing to respond to Him?
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