The Real Life Alphas

I was watching a show called Alphas today and I don't know what it is about the theme song and title part in general, but it always makes me think about how cool it would be to be one.
If you don't know what an "alpha" is, it's a person with special abilities due to a part of their brain or bodies that's more advanced or developed than usual. These are, of course, fiction.

I love the show because one of the main characters, Dr. Rosen, finds these alphas and helps them hone their gifts and learn how to use them. He also counsels them because most of them have been discriminated against due to their abilities-even by family. This reminds me a lot of what God does for us-with some differences of course.

 1) God doesn't have to find us, but He seeks us out.
Similar to Dr. Rosen (only better) He seeks us out. He runs to us and embraces us! Even when we still have a spot of pig slop on our lips.

2) God helps us learn how to use our God-given gifts.
After we're safe in His arms He shows us what gifts He's given us. These gifts are crafted and sewn straight into the fabric of who we are. He has sculpted us with His own, bare hands with clay that's unique to only us!

3) He shows us what He wants us to do with these gifts.
Dr. Rosen finds these alphas to create a team that helps the government with crimes. The alphas use their gifts to help. God has given us each a dream, goal, ministry, etc. that only we can accomplish the way we accomplish it! He tells us what we're meant to use these gifts for and how they fit into His amazing plan for the world!

4) He stands by us even when we're persecuted.
The most recent episode I watched was season 1, episode 10 when all the alphas are drugged and taken into custody- Dr. Rosen included. Dr. Rosen stands by then so closely over the course of the show that he's arrested with the rest of them, even though he's not an alpha himself! God stands by us when we get bullied or humiliated or beaten up or abandoned for His team! He's not here on earth in physical form with us, but He made sure He would be persecuted right alongside us when He died on that cross for us! He stands that closely to us!

We are God beautiful, wonderful, amazing, hand sculpted "alphas"! Only we're the real deal!

One of the girls.....
Taylyr