God's Definition of You

You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.  Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have mercy. – 1 Peter 2:9-10

If someone you just met asked you to describe yourself, my guess is that you’d do it differently than God would.  

You might first identify what you do for a living.  God, however, would name the purposes for your life.  You might describe some of the hats you wear, like mother, wife, sister, or friend.  God would describe how He knit you in your mother’s womb and designed you with specific gifts and talents to do what He’s called you to do.

We often tend to focus on our faults, to point to our shortcomings, and minimize our uniqueness.  God, however, looks past these and sees us as His child; chosen, royal, holy, special, and worthy to receive His mercy.  

I have the amazing privilege of spending time with from their late twenties to early eighties.  Despite our varied ages and backgrounds, most of us admit to having these feelings in common: 

• Rejection is painful and resides in our hearts long enough to leave permanent scars.
• Body image has warped in our minds.  Others may see our beauty, but we often overlook it or disregard it completely.
• Forgiveness is easier said than done.  We often fake it to be nice all the while bitterness and resentment eat us up inside.
• Loving ourselves well is harder than loving others.  We rehash our past and allow our guilty consciences to listen to repetitive lives we tell ourselves.  We’re our worst critic.

God doesn’t want us to think this way.  He calls us out of our dark thinking and into the light of His truth, that we are members of His royal family, His ambassadors on earth.  

So walk humbly with others and confidently with Christ. You have so many reasons to declare God’s praises!

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