We Are the Body | 1 Corinthians 12
Welcome to Real Life . You do you, and I'll do me. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson I love to sing. Years ago, I auditioned to be a soloist for a church program. Everything was fine until I attempted to reach some high notes. My voice cracked. (Embarrassing!) As much as I love to sing and desire to glorify God through song, plain and simple, my voice is not good enough to sing solos. God has not given me that gift. I learned something that day. God chooses our place in the body of Christ. Some of us are heads that lead, hands that serve, feet that go, and lips that sing. “But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.” (1 Corinthians 12:18 NIV) “ God, why did you make me like this? ” Perhaps, like me, you’ve asked him this question. We look at others smiling and singing solos and wonder, “ Why can’t I be like her? ” Bu...