At some level, most of us wish we were someone

else. At the very least, we wish we possess some physical quality,

some personality trait, or some life circumstance that belongs to

someone else. Sometimes we even wonder, "God, why did you make me

this way?" Good news! You're not me. And, I'm not you. (I'm pretty

sure Clorrisa is grateful for that!) We are unique. But, we

shouldn't celebrate our uniqueness for uniqueness' sake. We should

celebrate uniqueness because it means that God created you and me

for a unique influence on those around us. On Sunday, we're going

to finish up our series, "iNfluence" by jumping into the book of

Daniel. If you have 20 minutes, I'd encourage you to read through

the first 6 chapters of Daniel. I think you'll be

blessed!