Growing up, I used to play with this toy, and now, when my kids visit Grandma and Grandpa, this very toy is used. I enjoy watching them look for the right holes to put the shapes into. The satisfaction they have when they get it right is fun to watch.
The flip side of that satisfaction is the frustration they have when trying to get it right. The square piece won’t fit in the round, triangle, or star-shaped hole. They will try to push it in, but it just doesn’t fit. Why won’t it fit? Because they are not putting the right shape into the right place.
God created each of us. Ephesians 2:10 tells us “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” We have been created to serve him.
The thought of serving God could bring a few different thoughts… including “God could never use me,” or “I have done things for the church in the past, it I DID NOT enjoy it.”
So what could you learn from this SHAPE study? The SHAPE study helps you discover how God created you. We are all “shaped” a little different, the way God wants us. Finding your shape will help you find your sweet spot for serving. You won’t be a square piece in a round, triangle, or star-shaped hole. You can move from frustration in serving to satisfaction knowing you are serving how God created you to serve.
So what is your SHAPE?
