Being Different is Okay: Lessons from The Greatest Showman

   I'm sure that you have heard the hype about The Greatest Showman at some point this year or last year. People have been saying many things about it. I saw it and there are so many great messages behind it.
   Barnum came from a poor family and felt that he had to prove to others that he was more than what he came from. He starts a circus. He puts people who were rejected by society on stage and gives them a purpose. Many people did not like that but others did.
   The show became a huge success. But, there were still some people who protested the show because it celebrated people who were different.
   God created all of us differently. We may wonder "why do I have to be so different?" God has a purpose for everything he does. It's not easy to trust him sometimes but it is worth it. These people in The Greatest Showman were rejected because they were different. Because they were different they were able to do things that other people couldn't do. Through the the process of putting on a show they became a family and changed the way people look at others.
   I won't go into too much more detail in case you haven't seen the movie, I do recommend it by the way. There are some other really great messages in the movie as well.
   So, when you see someone who is different what will you do? If you are treated like an outcast what will you do? Will you trust in God and his plan?

   Psalm 139:14, Proverbs 3:5-6, John 13:34

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