There is no person that is like you or capable of becoming exactly like you. You have a unique individuality and destiny. Interestingly, you live in a world where most people seem to appreciate themselves so much that they want you to be like them. Some other believers have people they esteem deeply and they wish they could just do things exactly like they do. But God doesn’t want you to become a better version of someone else. He desires you be the best version of yourself.
Your individuality should be preserved and your destiny realized. This demands that you consciously give expression to the unique combination of abilities within you and also avoid comparison with others around you. It’s a deceit to think that your personality, prosperity, spirituality, ministry, education, profession, promotion, relationship, leadership etc. should assume the shape of others termed as ‘successful’. You should be a new illustration of success in our generation.
In I Corinthians 7:7 (NIV), Paul exclaims “I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his gift from God”. He further stated in II Corinthians 10:13 (NLT) “…Our goal is to stay within the boundaries of God’s plan for us”. This should also be your focus. Stay in your track in the race of life. We don’t improve the performance of a cat by training it to bark. We don’t increase a lorry’s speed capacity by attaching the wheels of a racing car to it. The birds and the snails did not enter Noah’s Ark the same way, at the same time.
Avoid imitation and comparison. Although you can acquire useful knowledge and skill from others, you should not try to reproduce a copy of them. Face your own way, at your own pace, to the place God has prepared for you.
– Tope Aladenusi
