Hello Lovely People,It’s another #PodcastTuesday and I have a secret to share with you.What if I told you that you, yes…YOU, have a unique and God-given purpose to fulfill while on this Earth? & not only do you have a completely unique assignment but that you also have special gifts, talents and skills that will help you carry out that purpose.Jocoby, what are you really saying?I’m saying that whether you know it or not, you have a completely distinctive drip. A sort of “special sauce” if you will. It’s the thing that makes you different from the other 7.6 billion people on the planet. & none of those other human beings –while amazing in their own right–could do what you do exactly how you do it.I hope you caught that.Essentially, what I’m saying is that you are special. Unique. Beautifully & wonderfully made.& that’s not fluff. That’s actual truth The Bible says in 1st Peter “God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.”If God has given each of us a gift then why do we so often times try to be like the person beside us? So many of us (self-included!) have spent a good amount of our lives measuring ourselves against the world’s standard. Trying our absolute best to fit in.But what if we were never meant to fit in?I truly believe that our world-changing power lies in our authenticity.All we have to do is embrace it. & walk in it.Join Jocoby this week as she breaks down the issues with trying to be carbon copies of the world and the freedom in being exactly who God called you to be.“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans If you enjoyed this episode (or blog post), please do me a favor and share it with a friend! Sharing truth and authentic stories is the heart of the By Name Beauty Podcast and we wouldn’t be here without it.You can further connect with us on socials here and here.Need to send a long length message? Email us directly contactbynamebeauty@gmail.com