“Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be.”-Robert Brault...
Do we really know our identity? How would you describe yourself? How do others see you? How does God see you?
For years we may not understand our identity. Or we may know it and refuse to be who we really are. Because of our age, either young or old, we do not speak up.
I want to share two stories I recently heard.
At the end of WW2, there were many orphans in Europe. They did not know their identity. One day a Jewish rabbi came to see them. He began speaking the Jewish prayer that is repeated twice a day by Jewish families. As he spoke many of the orphans were in tears as they remembered these words spoken to them by their now-dead parents. “Hear O Israel the Lord is One God, love Him with all your heart and soul and might.” These words from Deuteronomy 6:4-5 identified who they were.
The other story was from a friend that had moved to a new location and she was missing people who would talk freely about Him. What she said really spoke to my heart. She said maybe it is me. I have not been who I really am.
Do we act, think or speak as who we really are?
If you are a believer the Lord will show Himself in our actions, and we will speak about Him. He is our Redeemer, our Protector, our peace, our King, the Lover of our souls, our Savior, our Confidant, our Beloved and so much more.
We should be so excited about Him that we share our love for Him every chance we get. This was a lesson for me. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all your heart, soul and might”. Deuteronomy 6:5 hit me right between my eyes over the last two years. Everywhere I went I saw this verse. On paper napkins and most recently in an estate sale. There were the words printed on parchment paper hanging on the wall of the house. I could tell it had been there a long time. I could not leave it there. I bought it brought it home and painted the old frame. It now hangs on my wall as a constant reminder of His love for me and what He wants from me.
Stop and think!
Do we love Him more than anything or anyone? Do we seek Him with all our hearts? It is the first great commandment. It is repeated by Jesus three times in the Gospels.
Will we be identified by this verse?
“Love the Lord thy God with all your heart, soul, and might. And teach it to our children and grandchildren......”
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