I am teaching 2nd grade this year and today was the first day of school. I love to tell my kids that they are awesome, amazing, unique and they can if they try. We discussed the big word ,’affirmation’ and we took each word and put a definition to it. The hardest word for them to understand was ‘unique’. If you stand two children side by side, identical twins, they may look alike, but they are very different. Each of them have different goals in life, one is quiet and the other is loud. The one in my class doesn’t stay still but I was told the other one won’t move. They are both unique, both are inspired by something that only talks to them. Just like you. You are unique! You are not alike ANYONE else in the world. Even our fingerprints are different even thought they may have some of the DNA captions from our family, they are different. I go to different eye doctors because I have a weak eye (that closes when it gets tired). My other eye can’t see close up without help. My seeing eye doctor will stare into my eyes for a long time because my eyes are unique. Instead of being a normal black pupil with a color and then white, mine are are in a group all of their own. I have the black pupil in the center then it changes. I have hazel eyes then it is surrounded by gold spots. Given the time of day these gold spots will appear to be falling around my eye. Other times the gold will appear as if someone took a gold marker and outlined the inside and outside with it. I always assumed it was normal, after all, I don’t really stare at my eyes in a mirror. My doctor will tell you that it is a very different occurrence compared to everyone else’ eyes.
That isn’t all. My organs are different. While most people’s organs are located in the middle to the left of your body, my major ones are located to the left while my minor ones are on the right. It makes it for an interesting conversation when I have scans done!
The question I’d love to ask God is why did I have to be so much different. I can honestly say that I am unique! But, you don’t have to have different body parts you are just unique because you are you, no one else.
It says in 1 Timothy 4: 4, ‘For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.’ You are God’s creation and no matter who you are, you are good. Being unique is a great thing! We stand up in class and show each other how unique we are. Go, show the world how awesome that God made you unique and it is good!