Sing Your Song
I am such an introvert, and nothing reminds me of this quite like times when I am in huge social interactions. This isn't to say that I don't enjoy spending time with those closest to me, that just isn't how I draw my energy or connect the best. Sometimes I am just overwhelmed by the chaos of everything going on around me and I try to find my own little bit of solitude among the craziness. For a long time I looked at my introverted spirit as a flaw because so many of my friends and family are natural extroverts. But as I have grown up, I have embraced it as a beautiful gift and a part of what makes me who I am.
It doesn't take long, when I am around a lot of people for someone to come up to me and comment that, "You're really quiet; You don't talk very much." I just kind of shrug my shoulders, agree, and say that I guess they are kind of right. I don't always have a huge dialogue to add to the conversation, but that doesn't mean I don't have something equally important to contribute. I have the gift of being a listener which is not the easiest skill for a lot of people. And even though I may not loudly broadcast what I think or feel, I still have a song to sing.
My mom and dad always told me a quote growing up that has stuck with me to this day; it was:
You see, each and every one of us has a song to sing, and it is beautiful simply because it is uniquely ours. Some are natural born public speakers, singers, or actors, and the like, but others might be writers, artists, or intellects. No matter what your song may look or sound like it is still a useful and necessary addition to the chorus going on around all or us. So while my song may be quite, I strive to sing it in the best ways I know how to so that I might share the gifts God has given to me. They may be quite dissimilar from your own gifts and talents, but our songs would lose some of their inherent beauty if they all sounded the same.
It doesn't take long, when I am around a lot of people for someone to come up to me and comment that, "You're really quiet; You don't talk very much." I just kind of shrug my shoulders, agree, and say that I guess they are kind of right. I don't always have a huge dialogue to add to the conversation, but that doesn't mean I don't have something equally important to contribute. I have the gift of being a listener which is not the easiest skill for a lot of people. And even though I may not loudly broadcast what I think or feel, I still have a song to sing.
My mom and dad always told me a quote growing up that has stuck with me to this day; it was:
"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those with the very best song."
You see, each and every one of us has a song to sing, and it is beautiful simply because it is uniquely ours. Some are natural born public speakers, singers, or actors, and the like, but others might be writers, artists, or intellects. No matter what your song may look or sound like it is still a useful and necessary addition to the chorus going on around all or us. So while my song may be quite, I strive to sing it in the best ways I know how to so that I might share the gifts God has given to me. They may be quite dissimilar from your own gifts and talents, but our songs would lose some of their inherent beauty if they all sounded the same.
"The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part, the parts we mention and the parts we don’t, the parts we see and the parts we don’t. If one part hurts, every other part is involved in the hurt, and in the healing. If one part flourishes, every other part enters into the exuberance. You are Christ’s body—that’s who you are! You must never forget this." (1 Cor 12:25-27 The Message)
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