Equipped for Purpose

Did you know that a bee can see with ultraviolet vision so that he can detect how much pollen is on a flower?

Did you know that a wasp has an especially strong jaw so that she can chew wood fibers until they become paper, so she then can build her nest?

Ashlyn's favorite part of school is anything that has to do with animals.  Therefore, I try to incorporate animals into most every subject.  We add and subtract animals, we write about animals, we read about animals and we study paintings of animals.  Of course I can't do this EVERY single time, but she is enthusiastic about her work when it has to do with the love of nature and animals that God has put into her heart.  

Yesterday we were trying to start math, but I was having a hard time getting her out of our animal encyclopedia.  So I, noting one of the advantages of homeschooling, decided to join her in her study.  We were reading about the abilities of certain animals that allows them to do what they do (note the examples listed above).  I told Ashlyn that God does the same with us.  He gives each of us particular likes and dislikes, and in those things He gives us just want we need to complete His purpose for our lives.  He equips us "in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ..." (Hebrews 13:21).  

What a privilege it was for me to share with Ashlyn that God has given her a love for nature, and then encourage her to follow Him so that she can use that gift for His glory.  I am absolutely fascinated by the fact that God has perfectly equipped even an insect to survive, and in many cases even help humans.  If God does this for animals, why would we ever doubt that God would equip us for the exact purpose He has for us?