Wavy lines of uniqueness..

Take a look at your fingertips.  See those sweet little lines? If you didn't already know those are your fingerprints.  If you ever get arrested those little lines are what the police need to keep track of you.  Why? Because you, my friend, have the only set of the lines on your hand.  That's right.  You have a very unique set of wavy lines that distinguish you from EVERY HUMAN BEING WHO HAS EVER LIVED AND WILL EVER LIVE.

WHOA.  Totally just blew your mind, didn't I?

Yep.  We are all that unique.  No one else has ever had (or will ever have) a set of fingerprints like yours.  You are unique from head to toe.  Cool, right?

So I was just realizing that this very fact also applies to our lives!  No two lives are alike.  Just like our fingerprints, we all have our own unique life.

No one thinks exactly like you.
No one lives your exact life.
No one has your exact personality, or your exact talents.
You are unique.
And the only model of you.

So don't you think that also means everyone learns differently?  Wouldn't that mean that we all need our very own lessons designed as uniquely as our fingerprints?

What has worked for you isn't necessarily going to work for me.  And vice, versa.  We are all in this life together, but together we experience things uniquely.

That still amazes me.  And what amazes me even more is that God is able to keep up.  I have learned over my walk with God the three most powerful explanations of His character. When looking up meanings this was the best explanation I've ever found.  It was written by Andrew S. Kulikovsky B.App.Sc.(Hons)

The term “omnipresence” is borrowed from Latin. It is a compound of omni, meaning “all,” and praesens, meaning “here.” Thus, God is always here, close to everything, next to everyone.1 This means that God is unlimited with respect to space. As Wayne Grudem puts it, “God does not have size or spatial dimensions and is present at every point of space with his whole being, yet God acts differently in different places."2 A. W. Tozer posits that fewer truths are so clearly taught in scripture.3  Indeed, the scriptures teach that even though the highest heavens cannot contain God (1 Kings 8:27), He is still nearby when we pray, unlike other Gods, which don’t even exist (Deuteronomy 4:7). Yet, God is not just nearby, He is in fact everywhere! He fills heaven and earth and no-one can hide from Him. There are no secret places where He is excluded (Jeremiah 23:23-24). The Psalmist summarises this truth beautifully:

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you

are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast (Psalm 139:7-10, NIV).

1 A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy (Carlisle: OM Publishing, 1987) 100.
2 W. A. Grudem, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids, MIchigan: Zondervan, 1994) 173.
3 Tozer, 100.

Again, the term “omniscience” is borrowed from Latin. It is also a compound of omni, meaning “all,” and scienta, meaning “knowledge.” Grudem explains it in this way: “God fully knows himself and all things actual and possible in one simple and external act.”8 Or, as Tozer describes it, God knows “every possible item of knowledge concerning everything that exists or could have existed anywhere in the universe at any time in the past or that may exist in the centuries or ages yet unborn.”9  In other words, God is infinite in regard to knowledge. He knows Himself and all other things perfectly (Job 37:16), whether they be actual or merely possible, throughout all of time (Isaiah 46:10; 1 John 3:20b). He knows things immediately, simultaneously, exhaustively and truly.10 Since God knows all things perfectly, He knows nothing better than any other thing.11 Tozer adds that God knows instantly and effectively all matter and all matters, all mind and every mind, all spirit and all spirits, all being and every being, all creaturehood and all creatures, every plurality and all pluralities, all law and every law, all relations, all causes, all thoughts, all mysteries, all enigmas, all feeling, all desires, every unuttered secret, all thrones and dominions, all personalities, all things visible and invisible in heaven and in earth, motion, space, time, life, death, good, evil, heaven and hell.12 In addition, if God has perfect knowledge, He has no need to learn. Moreover, such perfect knowledge implies that God has never learned and, in fact, cannot learn.13 Thus, God does not need to reason toward His conclusions or ponder carefully over His answers.14 Indeed, Isaiah writes:

Who has understood the mind of the LORD, or instructed him as his counselor? Whom did the LORD
consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge or showed him the path of understanding? (Isaiah 40:13-14, NIV)

Furthermore, the scriptures teach that God’s understanding is infinite (Psalm 147:5), and that all persons of the Trinity know each other perfectly (Matthew 11:27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-11). Nothing is hidden from God’s sight – everything is uncovered and laid bare before Him (Hebrews 4:13). The Lord watches all of Mankind and considers everything they do (Psalm 33:13-15). His eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good (Proverbs 15:3). Each person’s attitudes, behaviour and choices are in full view of God (Proverbs 5:21). No thought, action, desire or motive can be hidden from Him – as the Psalmist explains:

O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive
my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my
ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. (Psalm 139:1-4, NIV)

8 Grudem, 190.
9 Tozer, 77-78.
10 Thiessen, 81.
11 Tozer, 78.
12 Ibid.
13 Ibid. 76.
14 Grudem, 191.


As with the other omni terms, “omnipotence” is a Latin compound of omni, meaning “all,” and potens, meaning “power.” Grudem defines it in this way: “God’s omnipotence means that God is able to do all his holy will.”26  Omnipotence implies the possession of all power, and unlimited power. An omniscient God can do anything He pleases (Job 42:2) and is never exhausted. His power is unlimited in regard to both its extent and its magnitude. What is impossible for man is possible for God (Matthew 19:26). Nothing is too hard for Him (Jeremiah 32:17). Furthermore, anything can be done as easily as anything else, and all acts are done effortlessly.27  Note also that the possession of omnipotence does not demand its exercise: “God can do what he wills to do, but he does not necessarily will to do anything.” In other words, God has power over His power.28

24 Ibid. 362.

25 B. Leftow, “Time, Actuality and Omniscience” Religious Studies 26 (1990) 310.

26 Grudem, 216.

27 Tozer, 92.

28 Thiessen, 82.

(To read the full article refer here...www.kulikovskyonline.net/hermeneutics/omni.pdf)

Not a bad way to think about it.. am I right?? Honestly, the more I look at things the more I realize the only leading that's up to me is to lead people to Jesus.  What do I mean by that?  Well what I mean is that something that has convicted me and I've needed to work on in my life isn't necessarily going to be something you struggle with.  I should never tell someone what to take out of their life, rather I should lead them to a God who knows a person wholly and thoroughly and uniquely enough to know just what that person would need to grow a closer relationship with HIM, not me.  I am not the destination.  Just as John the Baptist said..

"30 He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.31 “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else." John 3:30-31

Of course John was talking about Jesus.  And what I take from that scripture and this lesson is that I should never underestimate God, and I should never assume I know what someone else needs in their life.

The only exception is when a person has the gift of prophecy and God tells them to speak it to someone, but in the long run that's still God speaking.  And shouldn't be used lightly.

There's a big world out there full of people who think they know what's best for you.  And truthfully, "plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success." (Psalm 15:22).. but you have to always check in with the Shepherd.. don't rely solely on the sheep for advice.