Learn Humbly: Discovering Who You Were Meant to Be March 6, 2010

Learn Humbly:

Discovering Who You Were Meant to Be

March 6, 2010

One Month to Live

30 days to a no-regrets Life

by Kerry and Chris Shook.

Principle 1: Live Passionately, Living each day as if it were your last.

Principle 2: Love Completely, showing others love that transcends and transforms.

Principle 3: Learn Humbly, growing through your problems and pain

Principle 4: Leave Boldly, Creating a legacy that will impact generations

Day 16, March 6, 2010—Discovering who You Were Meant to Be

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll be among the stars.”–Les Brown

“There lives in each of us a hero waiting the call to action”–H. Jackson Brown Jr.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. Psalm 8:3-5

Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they are without excuse; Romans 1:20

For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. Ephesians 2:10

Today we begin principle number three: Learn Humbly. We begin with the question: Who am I really? Who were we meant to be? To answer the question we must first look at the creator, so we can begin to comprehend what we were created to do.

When was the last time you wondered about your identity and place in life? What were the circumstances? How did they influence your question?

Interior Designer

We were created in God’s image, so it makes sense to look at God’s character in order to understand our character. The world around us is breathtaking and expansive. There is beauty, force and complexity. The more I learn about creation the more convinced I am that there is Creator.

If we’re here on earth by random chance, then how can there be purpose in life? We would be here to simple be enjoying all we can while we can. If there is no Creator, then we become curious, self-aware animals.

When I look at creation, I see a Creator, and I also see glimpse of God’s character. Power, Playfulness, variety, uniqueness is all part of God’s imagination and creation.

Avoiding Identity Theft

If we are created in God’s image, then why do we struggle so much to know who we are, to know our worth? Many of us are not living but simple existing. We have forgotten whose they are and also who they are.

How do we lose our identity? Satan’s plan is to steal, kill and destroy. If he can steal your identity, he will destroy your dreams and your purpose in life. C.S. Lewis said, “There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second is claimed by God and counterclaimed by Satan.”

Our enemy tries to undermine our confidence in who we were made to be. Satan whispers, “You’re not valuable. God can never use you. In fact, God is ashamed of you because you’ve blown it again and blown it again and again and again. You’re not worth much anymore. God has put you on the shelf because you’ve failed to live up to what He hoped for you. You’re not talented enough. God uses other people, but He doesn’t use you. God can’t use you—you’re not spiritual enough, you’re not smart enough, you’re not committed enough, you’re not strong enough.”

Have you experience the enemy trying to steal your identity? What are the messages that run through your mind when you’re down on yourself? How can you counter those messages?

Making the Grade

What are your strengths? What are you passionate about? What makes you blood flow, your pulse quicken? God has gifted you with strengths and talents. Take time this Lenten Journey to use those strengths. Allow the creator to work through your strengths.  You will find your identity as you give away your talents.

Prayer:  Father, sometimes I don’t remember that I’m yours—or maybe I don’t want to remember. Help me in my unbelief. Help me see what it is in me—my doubts and selfish values—that resists remembering whose I am. And help me conquer those, so I’ll never forget you’re my Father. Amen.