“I wish everyone could get along without marrying, just as I do. But we are not all the same. God gives some the gift of marriage, and to others he gives the gift of singleness” (1 Corinthians 7:7 NLT).
Baking is not my forte. Well, to tell you the truth, anything dealing with utensils, pots and pans or an area of the house marked “kitchen” is not a strong suit of mine. I cook well enough to feed and nourish my family, but going to my Mom’s house for a meal—even leftovers— is still considered a huge treat.
I can whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies that’ll make my guys’ mouths water. I can cream the butter, add the sugar and drop in the egg. I can scoop up my dough with the fancy scooper I’ve purchased to make all the cookies the same size, and what happens? I get misshapen mounds of cookie that scream homemade.
The same thing happens with my Mom’s famous sugar-cookie dough. I can mix it up (after I locate its secret ingredient—cream of tartar—at the back of my cabinet). I can wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and allow it to chill the 2-4 hours she recommends. I can roll it out with minimal flour, dip each cookie cutter in flour, gingerly place them on lined cookie sheets, and what happens? Each and every cookie looks different.
That’s why I love verses like this morning’s that tell me it’s okay to be different.
I will not look like, worship like or serve like anyone else in my church. But that’s okay, too, because we’re not all made the same. God doesn’t use cookie cutters on His children.
Malinda Edgell
Illinois
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