No Need for Role Play

I see a lot of people wanting to fit in! They want to be accepted by their peers and don't want to draw negative attention to themselves. I can recognize these people because I use to be one of them. I had the desire to be like everyone else. My misconceived notion of normality or coolness had me ACTING. Trying to play a part I was not casted for. I never felt particularly drawn to clubs or bars but I did it because that's what everyone else was doing my age. I never felt like I fit in but I made myself fit in. I played the part and acted like I wanted to do those things knowing I didn't. God never casted me to play a role that fit into what other people were doing. He casted me to play a role he designed specifically for me.

 Folks, we have to learn to stop turning down the roles God gives us for the roles the world wants us to play. We were all designed for a specific purpose. When will we stop trying to Fit in with the world and start standing out for God? Those who follow Christ are different. We tend to stick out because we are not of the world so no matter how good we are at acting in the world our true self will always come out. As soon as we accept the facts that we weren't born to fit in, and that we are called to a higher purpose, and that Gods plan for us is better than our plans for ourselves we can truly walk boldly on the path that God has for us. Don't be pressured into being someone you know you’re not. God loves us so much. We don't need people's pat on the backs but we need to be faithful to Gods calling. Some bible verses we should remember are as follows:

 1 Peter 2:9; “But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God's very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.” 

Romans 12:2; “Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect”

John 15:16; “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you”

John 15:18-19 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you”

God wants us to be on His team, which is why he chose us. We all want to be wanted and to be loved and to be chosen. Often times we go to people with the desires for them to fill in those areas. No one can love us more than God. His love and desire to build a relationship with us was so strong He sent his only son to die on the cross for our sins. God wants us, but He wants us to want Him back. We don’t need to try to fit in because God designed us to stand out. So let us say goodbye to playing different roles so we can fit in. And let’s say hello to walking confidently in Gods purpose for our lives.