Christine Petric

By YesHeIs on January 10, 2012

From the series Encountering Jesus


"After this experience was really the first time that I was thankful for being unique. [God is] so proud that I am the way that I am and I look the way that I look and there is no one else out there like me." Christine was rejected because of the way she looked. While this was a painful experience, it also helped her realize that God created her the way she is for a reason. God made us all different, and He placed a unique calling on each of our lives.

In the Bible, God spoke powerful words to a young man named Jeremiah: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart..." (Jeremiah 1:5) God went on to tell Jeremiah that he would be a great prophet. And just as God formed Jeremiah in the womb, He formed each of us: the way we look, our unique talents and abilities, our strength and weaknesses.

God created each of us to fulfill a special purpose in His Kingdom. I used to hate feeling "different" from my friends or classmates. All I wanted to do was blend in and be like everyone else. But now I know that God didn't call me to blend in. He called me to shine like a star while I walk the path that He planned out for me.

God has a plan for your life, and it's not like anyone else's. Please share with us (by commenting below) something that makes you unique, and how that trait can be used for the glory of God's Kingdom. We LOVE hearing from you!!