Why Differences Are Important

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to clone individuals so that everyone’s personality was just like yours?  That’s a frightening thought isn’t it?  Who would want to live in a world where everyone is just the same?  And yet, that’s what causes so many of our challenges, isn’t it?  Our differences.

There is a story in the Bible of two different ministers who were receiving great instruction from the Apostle Paul.  But their personalities were not alike at all.  One young man named Timothy – needed a great deal of encouragement and support – and Paul gave it to him.  The other young man named Titus was more assertive – more capable of handling difficult assignments – and he received them.

But Paul loved both of them – and expressed it in his letters.  God used all three of these diverse personalities in different settings and in different ways so that the end result would be more effective.

 Really, aren’t you glad we are not all alike?