“Until you are happy with [whom] you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.” (Zig Ziglar)
In 2010, my wife and became avid fans
of the genealogical TV series, Who Do You Think You Are? Each
week, the family tree of different celebrity was traced on a journey throughout
the world. I enjoyed finding out the extra information I never knew on
my favorite celebrities. Who Do You Think You Are? has been resurrected through several different
TV networks, and is still on the air today on a thirteenth season with NBC (Wikipedia).
If I were to rephrase the title of the show to
this question: “name three things about yourself that tell me who you are?”
What would you say? Your answer may reveal more about you that you can believe.
Let’s take me as an example. If my first three I said were: “I weigh 218
pounds, am 6’2” in height, and have blue eyes.”
Those are just facts about me (that show no connection to other people.
Let’s reset that question, and suppose I
answer: “I am a husband, father, and son.” Those answers imply relationships
with other people. For the last time, I give these answers: “I am curious, sad,
and confused.” Those are all three emotions that would require further
investigation as to why I feel as I do.
If you are a Christian, 1 John 3:1 (VOICE)
gives you one identity you can always be assured of: Consider the kind of extravagant love the Father has lavished on us—He
calls us children of God! It’s true; we are His beloved children. And in the same way the world didn’t
recognize Him, the world does not recognize us either. You are a son or daughter of God. Royalty is inside you
(waiting to come out). Don’t be ashamed of your heritage because you will
always have a direct line of communication to the Creator of the universe
whenever you need it.[i]
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