We shared this image just because it was funny. I can imagine Thor challenging Wart to try and pick up his hammer while he, Thor, tries to draw the sword from the stone. Wart, thinking that the hammer was simply very heavy, puts his back into trying to lift it, which should have worked - if the hammer wasn't magical. Meanwhile, Thor puts his considerable strength and his "worthiness" into trying to pull the sword from the stone, but he can't. Neither of them can wield, or even lift, each other's weapons, no matter how hard they tried.
Upon seeing this image, a friend from church, Jason Alkema made the comment, "Too often, this is why we struggle in life." I agree. We all have our own roles to play. Wart was destined to become King Arthur of England, and Thor was meant to be a defender of worlds. When they fill their own roles, they can each heft their own weapons with relative ease. The difficulty comes when they try to take on the roles that were meant for each other. Wart wasn't meant to be a superhero, and Thor wasn't meant to be King of England, and that's perfectly alright for both of them. Each of their jobs are important in their worlds, and each of them are fairly well-suited to do their jobs, even if they would struggle with doing each other's jobs.
We all have our own strengths and weaknesses, and God knows what we can do with those strengths. He has a plan for each of us, and we each have a role to play in the eternal scheme of things. Our natural talents, plus some practice and a little bit of divine aid, will make us able to accomplish the work that God has in store for us. The trouble comes when we ignore our own gifts and try to fill roles that were meant for other people. Wart could never be a superhero, and Thor would make a lousy king. Neither of them would do very well at all at trying to do each other's jobs, though they each have the right set of traits and talents to be perfect for their own roles.
You may not be a king or queen (yet) and you may not be a superhero or superheroine. Maybe that's not the work that God has cut out for you right now. But God does have a role for you to play, and you're just the right person for the job. If you trust in the Lord and listen to His Spirit, He can lead you into the role that was meant for you, and you'll find that you have all the strength and wisdom you need to do it. This will allow you to help fulfil our Heavenly Father's purposes, to find an enriching task that's perfectly suited for you, and to avoid the struggle of trying to fill roles that were meant for other people. We each have our own gifts. If we follow God, he can help us find the perfect job to make the most of our gifts, and save us the struggle of trying to do somebody else's.
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