“Who
am I?” The young and the older
struggle with this question. At birth, we received no road map of our
life; neither curves nor challenges were revealed to us in advance.
The identity battle begins in grade school, continuing on through
college, career and beyond. Only time and dedication to our God
unveils our true identity; the discovery requires a slow, but
rewarding, process of committing our ways to the Lord's design.
I'm blessed with a strong Christian heritage which
included pastors and missionaries in my family tree. But all their
influence did not make me who I am today. I needed to make my own
decision to follow the Lord.
Jesus invited Peter to follow him, but Peter had to make
the choice to lay down his fishing net, take up his own particular
cross and follow Jesus to the end of his earthly road.
Father,
I'm blessed to be a part of the body of Christ. Thank You for the
invitation to follow and serve You. You guided my steps through the
years, making my life more
than exciting. I confidently commit every chapter of my life to Your
will.
“For
we are God's masterpiece.
He has created us anew in Christ Jesus,
so we
can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”
Ephesians 2:10 NLT
Juanita