“Find your own rhythm,” we’re told. But in a world full of comparison, how is that done—especially with a million messages bombarding us each day?
“Strive for greatness!”
“Nothing is impossible!”
“Ten steps to success!”
“Three keys to a wonderful marriage and family!”
“Follow me, and I’ll give you all the answers!”
It’s exhausting. Instead of finding our own rhythm, we copy someone else’s, which leads to an underlying discontent. And then we attempt to fill that void with another message we grab from the internet or TV show or book. Eventually, we’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and feeling guilty because we can’t keep up. We burn ourselves out from trying to keep up with everyone around us.
Finding Your Own Rhythm
What if we all found our own rhythm and did what God created us to do?
A few weeks ago, I sat listening with tears welling in my eyes as my daughter played the keyboard. We were the only people in the room, but in one single moment, all the world seemed to stop as worship filled the room.
Something about getting lost in a moment is utterly beautiful and alluring. I sat in awe as my daughter found her rhythm, as she discovered the very thing that gave her sweet release. Under her breath, she counted the beats to keep time with the music. One. Two. Three. She was deliberately counting as music filled the room. Not once did she glance over to see what I was doing. She continued counting to her beat.
The truth is, those who are counting to their own beat both create worship and naturally bless others around them. And so I exhaled and smiled, knowing that rhythm is found for all of us only when we count to our own beat.
Flourishing in Your Rhythm
Comparison crushes your rhythm. In her book Rising Strong, Brené Brown writes, “Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.”
The Lord works within each family, within each person, and has a plan and purpose for us all to fulfill. In 1 Peter 2:9, Peter wrote, “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” (NIV). Called, chosen, and set apart for a purpose is the mark on each child of God.
God has a mold for each person, for each family. We’re free—not in chaos or confusion—when we’re not trying to fit into the mold he created for the person next to us or the family next to ours. Instead, we begin to flourish in our own rhythm.
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