This morning I went to grab my smoothie cups and saw them like this. One of my kids had emptied the dishwasher and put them away mismatched. It made me cringe at first, and then laugh, because I would never have thought to do this but my kid did.

Moments like this remind me that we are all different and we do things differently.

As scripture tells us, “we are all different parts of one body.” Just because we do things differently from someone else doesn’t mean I am right and they are wrong, or vice versa. Sometimes, like in this case, we just do things differently.
God made us each different to serve a greater purpose.

I share this today for the next time we may find ourselves judging someone who does something differently than we do. I invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray. ™

Rather than judging our differences, may we take a deep breath and consider that maybe we can learn something from how others do things. And it may not always be comfortable, but doing this will help build bridges between hearts instead of walls.

With love and hope,
Shawn

God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body. - 1 Corinthians 12:18-20