How do we become ourselves? Well, I guess we're already ourselves, I mean who else could we be? But I'm not talking about our personalities and everything, I'm talking about the deep stuff. Like the life-changing, eye opening, inspiring, what will we accomplish by living on this earth stuff.
What does 'becoming ourselves' even mean?
When I was little, I used to think that once I owned my own horse and rode off into the sunset with my black stallion, then my life would be complete. Fast forward a couple years to when I was a little older and a bit of a bookworm, and I thought it meant becoming an author and having people read my words so that I might be able to reach others and bring some beauty into their lives with writing. And then, I was going through those awkward early teen stages, and I thought it might mean becoming famous so that I would feel like I've accomplished something great. But, other than these dumb ideas I've chased around, there are, of course, countless other things that we place in our minds for a sort of blue print example to succeed in 'become ourselves'. Maybe some of us think that it's meeting our other half and finding love in this big lonely world. Or perhaps, there are others of us who visualize that once we achieve the goal of attaining our dream careers and finished having set our lives up for success that we will have then come to be who we always wanted to be.
But wait . . . who exactly is that anyways? Maybe you have this clear prospect of yourself with which you have full confidence in. Or maybe you're like me, and don't really have a clue of who you are, or where you're going, or who you're going to become.
I'm not trying to say that all that stuff you'd like to accomplish is bad. Whether it be finding true love, getting this great career, or (like my 7 year old self would always dream) buying my own horse. (Yeah I was a horse nerd.) That's all great and amazing stuff! But it's not going to essentially create YOU. Only God can do that, if you let him. I think maybe deep down inside we all kinda want the same thing - to make a mark in this world, to be someone significant, and to be a light to help and guide others. And you know what the great news is? You can be that . . . and you ARE that. God already saw all that in you, and He died for you because you are so amazing to Him. Everything about you, everything you are . . . and everything you will be. But it all starts with the you NOW, not the you tomorrow, not the you in 50 years, not the you when you're old and sitting in your rocking chair reminiscing all the mishaps and adventures of your life. If you let God work in you, He'll do some pretty amazing stuff. And you'll find who you are - in Him. And trust me . . . that's all you wanna be. Because by ourselves we're nothing. We're weak, we're scared, and we're lost. But God gives you the strength and the courage to do things you never thought you could do. He leads you to places you never thought you could go. So just trust in Him guys . . . because even if you don't know who you are, He does. And He'll take you on this life-long journey to find out exactly who that great person He made you to be is.
Psalm 139:14-16
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. You saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them.
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