There’s Room at the Table: You Are Part of God’s Plan

I have the honor of sitting across the table from so many women—different backgrounds, different ages, different stories. And yet, one common thread always seems to surface in our conversations.

Quietly, almost apologetically, they say:

“I believe God has called me to write… to speak… to teach. But there are already so many incredible women doing that. Maybe I’m just hearing what I want to hear and not God’s voice.”

So I ask them a simple question.

“What’s your favorite food?”

The answers are always delightful—hot fudge sundaes, chocolate cake, steak, bread, pasta. The list goes on, and we usually laugh together.

Then I ask another question.

“Would it still be your favorite food if that’s all you ate for every meal—nothing else?”

Every single time, the answer is the same:

“No. I’d get tired of it. I’d probably stop wanting it altogether.”

And that’s when the truth settles in.

God Cares About a Healthy Diet—Spiritually Too

God, in His wisdom and love, would never want our physical nourishment to come from only one source. He designed variety because He knows that balance brings health.

The same is true spiritually.

“Taste and see that the Lord is good.” — Psalm 34:8

God feeds His people through many voices, many perspectives, many lived experiences. No single teacher, writer, or speaker can provide everything the Body of Christ needs.

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.” — 1 Corinthians 12:4

Your voice is not redundant. It is necessary.

What God Placed Inside You Is Meant to Be Shared

What God placed inside of you is spiritual nourishment for someone else. Maybe it’s for your family. Maybe it’s for your neighbor, your workplace, your church, or someone you haven’t even met yet.

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” — 1 Peter 4:10

Notice the phrase “various forms.” God’s grace is not one-size-fits-all. It comes in countless expressions, shaped by personality, story, culture, and calling.

When you withhold what God has given you because you’re comparing yourself to someone else, you’re not being humble—you’re being disobedient to the gift entrusted to you.

“Do not neglect the gift that is in you.” — 1 Timothy 4:14

Stop Comparing Plates

Comparison has a way of convincing us that because someone else is already serving a similar dish, there’s no room for ours. But God’s table is expansive, and His people need more than one flavor.

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” — Ephesians 2:10

Those works were prepared for you—not for the woman you admire, not for the one with the larger platform, not for the one who started earlier or seems more confident.

You don’t need to sound like her. You don’t need to teach like her. You don’t need to write like her.

You need to be obedient like you.

There Is Room at His Table

God is not overwhelmed by how many people He’s called. He is intentional. And He is generous.

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” — Matthew 9:37

So let me encourage you today: stop looking around the table and wondering if your contribution matters. God has already decided that it does.

You have something to bring.

Something nourishing.

Something uniquely yours.

And there is room at His table—for you and for those who need exactly what He’s placed inside of you.

Love, 

Tricia