In the Whole World
Even though she is the quintessential definition of a Sour Patch kid, Sweet Baby just melts my butter. She is curious. She is dramatic. She is funny. She is inquisitive. And she never forgets.
I didn’t realize how much she was listening to me. I was hugging her one day, and I told her she was the sweetest girl. Her reply was “In the whole world? You forgot that part.”
I usually tell her that she is the sweetest girl in the whole world, but for some reason I left the last part out that day. But because she listens to me, she didn’t forget. I have been reflecting on that interaction more and more.
What is it that God says about me that I’m not saying about myself? I sit in service after service and Bible study after Bible study. What have I taken away from those experiences? Am I really who God says that I am? Or am I who people say that I am?
Folks have called me cute. Fat. Disrespectful whore. Intelligent. Educated fool. Confident. Lazy. Suck up. Nerd. Square. Stuck up. Friendly. Quiet. Loud. Competitive.
You get the picture. It’s easy to get caught up in the whole world’s opinion of me. But who does God say that I am?
A chosen generation. A royal priesthood. His bride. An heir. Sheep. Forgiven. Redeemed. Worthy. Purposed. Servant. Soldier. Set apart. Prophet to the nations. His own special people. A holy nation. His child.
The sad part is that it was so easy for me to think of all the things that people say about me. And so difficult to tell you who God says I am. I literally had to stop writing this blog and search scripture to see who God says that I am. Those words didn’t just roll off of my tongue.
I’ve got work to do. And so do you. I’m going to make it a practice to speak over myself who God says I am. They need to just roll off my tongue. When people say things that go against who God called me to be, I can immediately squash the negative thoughts or opinions. Because, I’ve been listening to who God says that I am. #wepreach
