who am i?
we are a great many things to a great many people. wife, mom, sister, daughter, friend, spouse, co-worker, neighbor, aunt, teacher, etc. the list goes on and on. our lives are filled with these roles, but do they define us? is who we are only a collection of the things we are to the people around us? these are significant, important roles, but are they our identity?
i am reading Beth Moore's the Beloved Disciple about John, "the disciple Jesus loved". the book begins by talking about John the Baptist. he had followers, he baptized, he preached repentance. was he the Christ? no. was he Elijah or one of the prophets? no. John himself said, "I am not the Christ". when asked what he says about himself, he replied, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, make straight the way for the Lord" (John 1:23). because of Jesus, John knew exactly who he was and exactly who he wasn't.
what do you say about yourself? this was the question asked of John and it's a question we can ask ourselves today. Beth Moore writes, "what we don't say in words, we ultimately say in deeds" and encourages her readers to learn to see ourselves in relationship to Jesus Christ.
do i know who i am? do i know who i'm not? am i honest about who i am and who i'm not? more importantly, does what i say about myself reflect Jesus Christ and my relationship to Him?
this chapter in the book really struck me. sometimes i make more of who i think i am (because i lack a proper view of who Christ is and myself in relationship to Him). sometimes i belittle who i am (because i lack the clarity to see who Christ is inside of me). it's a strange thing that we as humans have such a difficult time balancing this simple thing called identity. it's amazing that John had no hesitation. later in the book of John, John the Baptist states, "He must become greater; i must become less" (John 3:30). i think our answer begins there.
what do you say about yourself?
i am reading Beth Moore's the Beloved Disciple about John, "the disciple Jesus loved". the book begins by talking about John the Baptist. he had followers, he baptized, he preached repentance. was he the Christ? no. was he Elijah or one of the prophets? no. John himself said, "I am not the Christ". when asked what he says about himself, he replied, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, make straight the way for the Lord" (John 1:23). because of Jesus, John knew exactly who he was and exactly who he wasn't.
what do you say about yourself? this was the question asked of John and it's a question we can ask ourselves today. Beth Moore writes, "what we don't say in words, we ultimately say in deeds" and encourages her readers to learn to see ourselves in relationship to Jesus Christ.
do i know who i am? do i know who i'm not? am i honest about who i am and who i'm not? more importantly, does what i say about myself reflect Jesus Christ and my relationship to Him?
this chapter in the book really struck me. sometimes i make more of who i think i am (because i lack a proper view of who Christ is and myself in relationship to Him). sometimes i belittle who i am (because i lack the clarity to see who Christ is inside of me). it's a strange thing that we as humans have such a difficult time balancing this simple thing called identity. it's amazing that John had no hesitation. later in the book of John, John the Baptist states, "He must become greater; i must become less" (John 3:30). i think our answer begins there.
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