Who Are You, Really? Part 2
Hi Again Family,
I know yesterday, we explored asking ourselves "Who Am I?" and
then "Who Am I, Really".
Today I want to talk about what is going on around us.
The reason why I feel like it needs to be explored is because this also
influences who you are, or allows you to realize who you are NOT. One thing I
know very well about myself is that I’m very people oriented. I said a lot on
my life that I don’t do crowds. And yes, that’s very true, but I love being
with the people I love. Friends, Family, Immediate Family. Now best believe, I’m
a believer that when you get married, your priorities change a little. It does
not change one bit how much you love any of those people, but it changes the order
of how much attention you give each group. But one thing you have to realize is
found in scripture. Here is what I have found in the following verse:
1 Corinthians 15:33
“Do not be deceived:
"Bad company corrupts good morals."
Now lets just be real
for a second, When you refer to this scripture, you can’t get selfish. Before
you call anyone around you “Bad Company”, you need to go to the end of the
scripture first and do a self-check of your own “Morals”. Because before you
criticize ANYONE, I don’t care who it is, you need to be checking yourself. Are
you trying to call someone Bad Company because they are not in agreement with
what you want or what you want to do? And if so, before you jump to any
conclusions about who is right or wrong, is what you want to do morally
correct? Or are you just being selfish? Where are your morals?
The next thing I want
to explore goes along with the following verse. And I really had to think about
this one for a while.
And do not be conformed to
this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may
prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
This one is a
little close to home for me. This scripture, when I NORMALLY think about it, is
referencing what the world is doing, but when we bring it home, you have to
remember that the “world” can be in your home. And in that case your “World”
can influence “Who” you are. It can tell you who you are and it can also tell
you who you are not. But in all of that, it talks about the renewing of
your mind. What it is that God’s will is for you. It’s not meant to create a
reality that causes issues, but a reality that brings revelation to everyone
that you are in contact with IN your home (world).
For example, because
you all know if I’m ever going to be anything, it’s transparent. My world
definitely reminded me that I needed a little control. Not that I needed to BE
controlled, but that I needed a level of self-control. (Please remember there
is a difference between getting some self-control and being controlled. Two
very different topics saved for another post altogether.) Now if anyone
remembers me, I came into my marriage unsaved, after an unpleasant marriage
failed. And when I came into my relationship with my now husband, I was fairly “uncontrolled”
mainly due to the fact that I had no clue who I was at that point. So what I had
done was revert to who I was before my marriage that failed began.
Unfortunately, I must have forgotten that I was quite a few years older than
what I was acting like.
Fast forward
to who I am today. Revisit those questions again. Who Am I, Really?
I’m going to
be 40 this year. (Whew, the more I say it, the better I feel about it!) And I
have friends, I have family in the spirit of God, and I have my own natural
family, and I have my immediate family. Who am I in all these areas of my life?
Have I been able to be myself consistently throughout all those areas? Because
you can’t be one person with one group, and another person with another group.
That means that someone is getting an authentic you, and someone is getting an
unauthentic you. Those are the questions that I’ve asked myself, and those are
the questions that some of you may need to ask yourselves.
It’s all about
keeping it real. And it’s about keeping it real with yourself first and
foremost. The moment you realize that you have found a way to lie to yourself
(if that’s the case) is the moment that you know you need to figure somethings
out.
I hope you all
find this message insightful and helpful. I love you all very much and hope you
all have a blessed and wonderful Mothers Day.
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