God Fits Us

Have you ever felt like a round peg trying to fit in a square hole?  As far back as I can remember, I have definitely felt this way.  It’s a bit disconcerting because deep down, I think everyone has a desire to fit it – you know, find our place in the world where we do belong. 

 

 

It’s like we are Cinderellas waiting for the prince to offer us to try on the glass slipper.  And, when “it” happens, the two matching shapes will fit and everything will be happily ever after!

 

 

More often, we are just in the long line of those who try hard to squeeze their foot into the unique shape so we can receive the reward.  Unfortunately, just like the movie, it only fits “the one,” so we feel rejected!  And, to make matters worse, in often looks as if many around us give the outward appearance that they do fit in.  This only has the effect of making us feel even more isolated, weird or somehow defective as a human beings.  Resonating yet?

 

Then comes the squeeze – trying for press ourselves into someone else’s mold or shape.  Usually, this means getting a hammer and just banging and beating on ourselves to make a forced-fit.  And, if we still don’t fit, we just get a bigger hammer!  Hence the phrase “beat up by life.”

 

What was God thinking when he made us?  Well, actually he was creating a perfect fit.  Did you know our brains were designed to operate by making perfect fits?  Neurons fire exact shapes that find their place in an exact receptor.  All other shapes are rejected to ensure the perfect fit and function -- we think, act, live, and love! 

 

 

In other words, God made our brains work on the principle of round pegs round holes, squares peg, square holes – a perfect fit.  It’s built into us.  We seek to fit in, to find the perfectly shaped receptor, and we are relentlessly driven to find this match – the place where we belong.

 

This Sunday we will explore God’s perfect design and discover where we actually belong – the place where our shape thrives.  Here is a hint – God fits us!