The Audacity of Uniqueness

One of the most significant things that a person needs in order to be socially functional is a sense of acceptance. Psychologists have said for years that this is one of the most basic social needs of human beings. Everybody wants to feel like they belong. However, for the believer in Christ and the child of God, this is not always the case. A lot of times, when you're living for God and having to take a stand for God, you can't always be accepted by the crowd. You don't always have the luxury of "fitting in". Sometimes you have to "stand out", and this requires the Audacity of Uniqueness.

If you are part of the elect that God has chosen to play an instrumental role in this next Kingdom Move, then I can already tell you that more than likely, you're not fitting into your current, present-day environment. Whether it's your family, whether it's your job, whether it's your community, or even your local church congregation; if you have been anointed and are submitting to the call that God has placed on your life for this Season, then probably for all intents and purposes, you're the oddball in the bunch.

For a lot of Christians, this is hard to handle. As stated earlier, everyone naturally wants to fit in. Everyone wants to feel a sense of social acceptance. But saints, what we have to wrap our minds around if we're going to diminish our frustration, is that God has set it up this way. God has called us to be separate. God has called us to stand out (1Peter 2). God has called us to be unique (Romans 12). And for this reason, we must summon the courage and the strength to demonstrate the Audacity of Uniqueness.

What helps us exhibit this Audacity is the fact that we're no longer looking for acceptance in the earth realm, we're looking for acceptance and reinforcement from the Heavenly realm. The Scripture says in the 1st chapter of Ephesians that we are "accepted in the Beloved". Our acceptance comes from God. When we resolve this belief in our hearts and souls, then we expect to stick it out. We expect to be different. Because we understand that this is what God has called us to be.

Let us not be guilty of the witness of the Pharisees. The Scripture says that they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God (John 12). God is looking for some warriors and some soldiers who will dare to be different. Who will dare to take a stand for The Kingdom; even if it makes them look "weird." But in order to take this type of Kingdom Stand, you must possess the Audacity of Uniqueness.