I am chronically unique. “Chronic” basically describes something that lasts a long
time. It usually refers to an illness that doesn’t go away and just lasts the
person’s whole life. We are all “chronically unique” because we have unique
personalities and we’ll never have the same personality as someone else. We are
stuck with our own identity.
I have
an actual chronic illness called Mitochondrial Disease. Mitochondria are little
things in your cells that turn the food you eat into energy. When they aren’t
working, the body doesn’t have enough energy to do the things that it normally
could. In my case, I get tired or sick easily and I have problems with my
vision. Despite, in fact even because, of this, I have been able to show God to
many people who I would never have met otherwise.
There’s
a woman named Joni Earickson Tada who was paralyzed from the neck down as a
teen. She has used this for her whole life to reach so many people, whether
they have disabilities or not, that she never would have met otherwise. The
entire course of her life was changed, and it was all God’s perfect plan.
You
have a chronically unique personality. It is just the way God intended you to
be. You may wish that you were like someone else, but there can only be one of
each person, and you are YOU. God doesn’t have favorites. He has a special plan
for you, and your life will never be completely fulfilled if you spend your
life wishing that you were someone else.
Until next time,
Semper Fidelis
