People Are Different

The more I spend time with people, the more I realize how different people are.

We are so diverse. You love the movie that I hate and hate the book that I love. It's dizzying how different humanity is from each other.

There is no one person you will agree with one hundred percent. No one.

And that's okay. More than okay, that's how things were meant to be. We aren't robots. We aren't clones. We're individuals.

I hate conflict, so sometimes I see my different opinions or preferences as potential flaws. But those are the things that make me me. They're reflections of my specific God-given personhood, little pieces of my heart and mind.

When you see the differences of the many people around you, pause and wonder at the creative complexity of God. This is the God who made all our differences, who loves that we're unique in our image-bearing.

And rejoice in your differences.