I'll never find another you.

Those of a certain vintage will, undoubtedly, be transported in their minds to the early sixties, and to the Australian singing group, The Seekers, by those words in the title. The original song was, of course, of a romantic nature - but it was also stating a scientific fact! You are unique! I am unique! Every person in the history of planet earth is unique! No-one will ever find another you, or me!

Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is found in every cell in the body, and is passed on from parent to child. It is self-replicating material that is in every living organism. In simplest terms, it is a carrier of all genetic information. It contains the instructions needed for organisms to develop, grow, survive, and reproduce. I read, recently, that DNA molecules can unite in an almost infinite number of ways. The number I read was 10 to the power of 2,400,000,000. That is a BIG number!

Your uniqueness is a scientific fact. When Almighty God created you, He really did "break the mould"! There never has been, is not, and never will be anybody exactly like you!

So why, we may ask, did Father God make each of us so unique? I suggest that it is because He likes variety! Look around you! Introverts and extroverts; tall people and short people; team players and individuals; those who love routine and those who love spontaneity; different skin colours, all in the one human race. And please note that. There is only one human race. Different ethnicities, but one race. That is why to accuse someone of being "racist" against another human being is actually nonsensical!

There is no right or wrong temperament for serving in God's kingdom - apart from a willingness to do so. As used to be said: "The most important ability is availability"!

Your personality will affect how, and where, you will serve God best. My son-in-law started working with wood jus a few years ago, and he will confirm that smart woodworkers work with the grain, not against it. Being obliged to serve in a manner that is out of character for us only creates tension; requires extra effort; and usually produces poor results. Almighty God made you to be you! When you act as yourself, as one created in His image, it not only blesses His family, it also blesses you! That is, at least in a large part, because it is always good to be doing what God created you to do, and to be.

Due to a situation that has arisen within my own family, this is the last post that I shall be able to publish for the foreseeable future. It is my hope that the situation will be resolved, but I have no idea as to how long that will take. Even preparing a brief post such as this one, has proved difficult, as I have not been able to properly concentrate. A (hopefully, temporary) health issue has only served to exacerbate the situation. I do hope to have our annual newsletter shared towards the end of the year.