Discovering your unique genius…
Aug 10th, 2010 by ljkim
There are objective ways to see if you have a high IQ, and fall into the “genius” category – but there’s actually no test to see if you’re an artistic genius. There’s also test you can take with a number 2 pencil to determine if you’re a musical genius. In some sports, certain athletes are said to be geniuses as well… it’s not just their speed of physicality, but their inventiveness and mastery of the game. Paul Ekman, who basically founded the scientific study of human facial expressions found that some people had a natural ability to do what took him years of doctoral work to determine… just the way some people can understand mathematical concepts easily, he found these people had genius level natural abilities of recognizing minute facial expressions…
So we now know there are different kinds of “genius.” It’s not just IQ that matters but EQ (emotional intelligence), and…who knew that the world of computers would be revolutionized by the iPhone, and people who cared about the aesthetics of design?
Now not everyone is a genius in any one thing: maybe you’re not an artistic genius or a math genius or an empathic genius…BUT I can guarantee you that no one else on this planet has your particular combination of abilities… You may not be the best when it comes to math, but no one is as good as you in that who’s at the same time as good in people skills, or design, or sports. No one has your combination of gifts and abilities – and so there are jobs in a time and place that NO ONE in the world can do better than you.
Think about that for a second… When it came to a certain kind of theoretical physics in the 1900′s, perhaps no one was better suited than Albert Einstein… Well, when it comes to the things that you are built for – even Einstein couldn’t do it better. You are the Einstein of what God has made you for… Believing that and being part of the body of Christ means finding and developing our unique genius…
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So the picture is me in the pit lane of Monticello Motor Club… that white sticker on the front means I’m in the slow group… And on this particular day, on a new track, I was SLOW…
But guess what? I’m probably the fastest pastor in the world in the 600cc class
Seriously.
Instead of comparing ourselves according to other people’s (or society’s) standards, we really need to see the unique gifts and abilities (and interests and experiences and shape…) God gave you. He loves you, and He knows what He’s doing.