Be Ordinary, Not Extraordinary

Many people live under a vague pressure to be extraordinary. Extra-ordinary: more than ordinary. Synonyms: remarkable, exceptional, amazing, astonishing, astounding, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable, phenomenal. Your heart likely craves these adjectives. I know my heart does.This is a mistake. A trap. A lie. A dead end.Our pursuit of becoming extraordinary actually prevents us from experiencing the extraordinary. Chasing extraordinariness for ourselves leaves us exhausted, and empty of the true extraordinariness we're designed to enjoy. Your job as a human isn't to be extra-ordinary, your job is to be ordinary.Your mission in life is to be an ordinary person who trusts an extraordinary God. In the drama of life your role is to be human, God's role is to be God. This drama is themed for the extraordinary, but the character who brings the amazing, astounding, sensational, and unbelievable to the script is God, not you.Let's quit trying to play a role in life that we were not designed to play. Be the very unique, yet very ordinary, human whom God formed you to be. And play your part with childlike wonder as you behold our extraordinary God who stands center stage, ready to dazzle you with his extraordinary being and ways.Today, be ordinary. Be human. And look to God—ask God, cry out to God, trust God, believe God to show himself extraordinary. Enjoy the freedom of playing your ordinary role which shines the spotlight on our extraordinary God. [mc4wp_form id="9268”]