Living with two young boys, I’m bombarded daily with stories of good and bad. They love to tell me how they’ve been shortchanged by one another or by friends or at the soccer field or at school. And, surprisingly, they are always the hero of the tale. The one who has done no wrong. The star in the night sky. Oh, how I relate! I, too, want to be the heroine of my life. The one who saves the day. The one who rescues with all her innate goodness. I mean, isn’t this the story of any classic tale? True,…
Tag: Identity
Created.
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1 One word in this verse captures my attention. Did you catch it? The verb. The fifth word of the Bible. Created. This word delights my senses. Indeed, when God is revealed, first and foremost, God is a Creator. Fast forward to Genesis 1:27, “So God did just that. He created humanity in His image, created them male and female.” Wow. This leads me to consider: If we are created in God’s image and the first thing God did was to create, it seems simple to link these and…
Lost & Found.
Last Fall, I had a conversation with my soul friend, Jennifer. I told her how lost I felt. She said, “That’s interesting, because when we talk about Jesus, we talk about being found.” This simple comment made a profound impact. I began to think about being found in Christ. I had spent the last few years pursuing Christ. Reading my Bible. Reading books. Volunteering for church. Writing my gratitude list. Keeping up with prayers. “Do”ing many good things. “Do”ing the things “good” Christians “do”. I was involved. I was trying. I was busy. And for a time, that was exactly…