You are loved by God, accepted by God and put in
right relationship with God. It’s not by your own doing, or because you have
the right family, or because you have the right education, or because you have
the right desires or attractions, or because you have the right job. It’s
because of the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus. Because of that
your life is hidden with Christ—and nothing can take you away. You belong to
God. If you have placed your trust in Christ, that’s who you are.
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to
live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things
about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the
truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your
functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is
safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and
live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting in Jesus means that you do have a new
identity. You already have it, and you didn’t have to earn it. It can’t be
taken from you. And living out of it is the secret to living toward Jesus.
Christ is your life. Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more
profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the
truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole
conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled,
troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are
hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you,
and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid
becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already
true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into
your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes
your fountainhead, the source of your life.
means that you do have a new identity. You already have it, and you didn’t have to earn it.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
You
are loved by God, accepted by God and put in right relationship with
God. It’s not by your own doing, or because you have the right family,
or because you have the right education, or because you have the right
desires or attractions, or because you have the right job. It’s because
of the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus. Because of that your
life is hidden with Christ—and nothing can take you away. You belong to
God. If you have placed your trust in Christ, that’s who you are.
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting
in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it,
and you didn’t have to earn it. It can’t be taken from you. And living
out of it is the secret to living toward Jesus. Christ is your life.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it, and you didn’t have to earn it.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
You
are loved by God, accepted by God and put in right relationship with
God. It’s not by your own doing, or because you have the right family,
or because you have the right education, or because you have the right
desires or attractions, or because you have the right job. It’s because
of the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus. Because of that your
life is hidden with Christ—and nothing can take you away. You belong to
God. If you have placed your trust in Christ, that’s who you are.
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting
in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it,
and you didn’t have to earn it. It can’t be taken from you. And living
out of it is the secret to living toward Jesus. Christ is your life.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it, and you didn’t have to earn it.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
You
are loved by God, accepted by God and put in right relationship with
God. It’s not by your own doing, or because you have the right family,
or because you have the right education, or because you have the right
desires or attractions, or because you have the right job. It’s because
of the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus. Because of that your
life is hidden with Christ—and nothing can take you away. You belong to
God. If you have placed your trust in Christ, that’s who you are.
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting
in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it,
and you didn’t have to earn it. It can’t be taken from you. And living
out of it is the secret to living toward Jesus. Christ is your life.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it, and you didn’t have to earn it.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
You
are loved by God, accepted by God and put in right relationship with
God. It’s not by your own doing, or because you have the right family,
or because you have the right education, or because you have the right
desires or attractions, or because you have the right job. It’s because
of the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus. Because of that your
life is hidden with Christ—and nothing can take you away. You belong to
God. If you have placed your trust in Christ, that’s who you are.
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting
in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it,
and you didn’t have to earn it. It can’t be taken from you. And living
out of it is the secret to living toward Jesus. Christ is your life.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
And our call, then, is to become who we are—to live out the truth of this truest thing about us. There are many true things about you—about what you do, and have, and desire—but only one thing is the truest.
Whatever you believe is the truest will be your functioning identity. And if you are a follower of Jesus, that identity is safely secured in the God who loves you. Learning to become who you are and live out of this identity is a process.
Trusting in Jesus means that you do have a new identity. You already have it, and you didn’t have to earn it.
Henri Nouwen has never changed my life more profoundly than when he wrote this sentence: “From the moment we claim the truth of being the Beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.”
Become who you are. That transformed my whole conception of identity and belonging. But the phrase also sounds tangled, troubled. What does it actually mean?
It means this: You belong to Christ. You are hidden with Christ. You are God’s beloved. That is the truest thing about you, and therefore you must become that preexisting truth if you are to avoid becoming a lie. These things are true about you—now become what is already true.
Drive this truth, this identity, so deep into your psyche, your personhood, your sense of self-worth, that this truth becomes your fountainhead, the source of your life.
Become who you are.
Read more at http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/practical-faith/self-help%E2%80%99s-missing-ingredient#vMeMtPpHWEOLrjvO.99
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So true and so challenging. Thank you for sharing this.
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