Fit for His Purpose

But in fact God has arranged the parts of the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. (I Cor 12:18)

Sometimes I think that I am rather lacking in spiritual gifts, that I would better serve the Body if I had different gifts or a different personality. But here Paul is affirming that God has shaped us and arranged us just as he wants us to be. I don’t have to be a different person to serve. I can serve God as who I am. Some parts are out front and some are behind the scenes. But all of us serve. I am part of his design for the body of Christ.