Have you ever heard the phrase “made from scratch”? It’s a cooking phrase that many in the southern part of the U.S. grew up saying. It simply means that all the ingredients of a particular dish are “raw” ingredients instead of just simply adding water or milk to a mix. You can’t just go to the grocery store and pick up a cake mix on aisle 10 if you are cooking from scratch. And it takes more time, energy, and money to use the best ingredients for a particular dish.
But in the end, the results are a masterpiece. Rarely can you duplicate the exact taste and texture of a dish. At best, it’s simply a variation of what you created. Also, southern cooks rarely (if ever) use measuring cups. They measure by taste and make statements like, “I used a little bit of this, and a whole lot of that” to get it to taste the way they envisioned.
I was reflecting on this term last week, and was reminded of how God created us. Each and every one of His creation is designed from essential raw ingredients, and no two individuals are exactly alike. Not one person on this earth is a watered down version of the next. He literally took a little bit of this and a whole lot of that to create you and I. Everything from the texture of your hair, to the color of your skin, to the way you are moved by things around you, to your personality and gifts was specifically designed by God to be shared with the world.
So as you go about your day, pay attention to the people you encounter. Can you see the ingredients He used to make them unique? We are all so much more than the color of our skin and the texture of our hair. Take time to explore a person’s inner components. I’m speaking about their heart, habits, passions, skills, as well as their hurts and pains. We are all uniquely created and designed with key ingredients that together create masterpieces! How about that? You are a masterpiece!
Until next time!
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