Do you ever wrestle with your identity, asking yourself questions and trying to sort out your worth and place in the world? Of course, you do, you are human! And if you are not currently wrestling with your identity, you probably have at some point, asking questions to which you don’t really know the answer…
“Why am I here?” “What is the meaning of life?” “Did I turn off the oven before I left the house?” “I wonder if baseball season will be good this year?” (ok, maybe you have never wondered that last one, but I have.)
The great thing about our identity is that is completely and totally wrapped up in what God has to say about us, and how He views us. When we grasp God’s love and perspective on us, our relationship with Him and the dynamic of our connection changes in such an incredible way.
There are certain people in our lives who we love, no matter what. I mean, no matter how many times the people at the taco shop get my order wrong, I keep going back, because I love them…or their tacos. Maybe you have a favorite pet, and it doesn’t matter their faults, you love them for who they are. We love our spouses and make vows to do so through everything good and bad that life has to offer. And then there are kids.
Kids love their parents. They trust them from a very young age to help them survive, to care for them, teach them, and show them how to have human relationships.
The most significant piece of my identity, the one that shapes me, my belief about myself and my place in the world must be the truth that God has adopted me as His child. And He loves me with a never -failing love.
I am not enough. I am human. My relationship with God changes that. Makes me whole and accepted. Viewing Him as my perfect Father, who meets me where I am and accepts me no matter what should completely change my perspective on who I am.
Check out these verses about God’s parenthood:
Romans 8:15 “The Spirit you received does not make you slaves…rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption…And by him we cry Abba, Father.”
Galatians 4:6 “…God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father’.”
You are a child of God. There is no one He loves more no one He would choose more no one He wants to know more. He created you for relationship, for knowing Him, for being with Him in eternity. He passionately and fiercely demonstrated this love by giving His only Son, Jesus, for you!! Trust His love for you and desire to know you. And when you are looking for answers about the meaning of life, enjoy the fact that you are loved by Him!
Challenge: Read Psalm 139 during your time with God this week and spend a few minutes soaking in what an involved Father God is, and how much He loves you!!
Grow Anyway 