Made to be different

"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Genesis 1:27

In an interesting article published last week by Business Insider, Lindsay Crouse reported that 5% of men dropped out of the 2018 Boston Marathon due to the unprecedented cold, windy and rainy weather conditions, compared to just 3.8% of women. That means the dropout rates had increased almost 80% since the 2017 race for men and just 12% for women. Cruse spoke to elite distance coach Steve Magness who offered this explanation, "Women generally seem better able to adjust to their goals in the moment, whereas men will see their race as black or white, succeed or fail, and if it's fail, why keep going?" That is to say, for women, simply finishing the race may be important; for men, winning (or beating their personal best time) may be key. And the implications of this gender difference go beyond marathons, or athletic prowess.

And you know what? In a world that tries to minimize the differences between men and women, there is no denying the fact that we are different. We think differently. We process emotions differently. We make decisions differently. We show love differently. We learn differently and we approach running differently. In fact the Bible is clear that, although "God created mankind in his own image...he created them; male and female." And men and women were not made the same for a reason - we were made to perform different roles and yet complement one another beautifully. 

So let us celebrate those differences today my friend. And then let us praise our Creator for all the ways that we are different but fit so perfectly together. 

Heavenly Father, thank You for making us so uniquely. Help us to remember that while we were made differently, we were all made for the same purpose of bringing you glory in our families, lives and relationships. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.

Happy Running!!!

Perfect - PhillipaHannah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaVw-B30X8Y