Who are you? Well, the “no,” the “F,” the one pink line instead of two, the switch from “Mrs.” back to “Ms.,” the lay off, the dreaded 2 am phone call; are all outcomes that we tend to use to identify ourselves as failures and mistakes inadequate and condemned. But it’s one thing to be affected by outcomes. It’s another thing to be defined by them. Our identity is who we believe ourselves to be at the core. It is always found in our god. Your god is that which you can’t help Continue Reading
Goodness
I looked out of my 2nd floor college apartment window and saw that my date was right on time, sitting in his car, ready to take me somewhere nice. I walked out of the door and noticed that the closer I got to the parking lot the closer his car got to the exit. I kept trying to explain to myself that maybe he is trying to move closer to the walkway, but that was completely ruled out when I saw him officially drive out of the lot and turn onto the street!! I was utterly confused. I walked faster Continue Reading
Change
Daniel’s name was changed to Belteshazzar. Hananiah’s name was changed to Shadrach. Mishael’s name was changed to Meshach. Azariah’s name was changed to Abenego. During Judah’s time in Babylonian captivity, Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon ordered these name changes in an effort to strip these noble men of their identity as members of the tribe of Judah (Daniel 1:7). Their new names suggested a change in status. Nebuchadnezzar’s ultimate goal was to shift the religious loyalty of Continue Reading