Troy P Zehnder

Some people believe that all humans are the same. But Scripture disagrees. We are equal in value,
but not identical in purpose.

“We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.”
— Romans 12:6

Some are built to lead nations. Some are built to build families. Some are built to heal wounds. And some, a rare few, are built to stand beside the broken in ways the world cannot understand. These are the people God created with:

• deeper compassion
• stronger emotional endurance
• hearts that break open instead of breaking apart
• eyes that see past mistakes and into potential
• patience that scares the average person
• spiritual instincts that activate when others walk away

This kind of person doesn’t run from the wounded, they run toward them. Not because they’re weak.
But because they’re wired differently. The world often misunderstands these people. They say:

• “You’re too loyal.”
• “You care too much.”
• “You’re going to get hurt.”
• “Why would you love someone with a past like that?”

But here’s the truth they don’t see:

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
— Psalm 34:18

If God is close to the broken…don’t be surprised when He sends YOU close to them too. Because some people have a calling that isn’t glamorous. It isn’t shiny. It isn’t easy. It’s holy.

To see good in a person the world has discarded… to offer patience where others offer judgment…
to love someone through their pain instead of abandoning them in it… to believe in a soul long after the world labels them “too far gone”…

That isn’t blindness. That’s discernment. That is purpose. And when you’re built like this, it can feel lonely. Because you see deeper than most. You care longer than most. You forgive more than most.
You endure storms that would make others run. But that doesn’t make you foolish. It makes you chosen.

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2

This calling isn’t for everyone. It’s for the few. The ones who refuse to judge a person by their darkest chapter. The ones who understand that trauma doesn’t define identity. The ones who know that broken people don’t need critics, they need someone strong enough to believe in them until they believe in themselves.

Not everyone is built for that. But if you are… know this: God made you exactly this way for a reason. Not to rescue people. Not to fix them. Not to lose yourself in them. But to be a living reminder that:

Grace still exists. Love still heals. And God still sends His people to the places others refuse to go.

You’re not crazy. You’re not weak. You’re not naïve. You’re built different on purpose, with purpose, for a purpose. And somewhere out there, someone is surviving today because you refused to give up on them.