Importance of finding ourselves

I said it before that life is all about serving and giving hope.  In order to serve, we have to find ourselves, know who we are and have confidence in what God has made.  A lot of times, people are living for others, trying to please for the wrong reasons and not doing what he or she is supposed to be doing to grow within.
 
When I say finding ourselves, I mean knowing why we’re here, what’s important in God’s eyes, knowing where we came from and who we are as a person. It’s very important that we know our identity so that we can walk with Jesus on our journey.  We are the Body of Christ, and we all are different and unique.  We have different cultures and backgrounds, but God gave all of us the same mission to love and be an example of Him. 
 
God loves us and He wants us to have confidence in ourselves and know who we are within so that we can serve.  The goal of life is to serve and to work towards holiness so if we don’t know who we are, how can we do that?  We will fall short every time.  It’s good to take a reality check within because we all need it and it’s not a bad thing.  Some of us have gone through a lot and sometimes change is a challenge, but we have to be strong and keep it going.  We can’t get caught up on why did this and that happened but instead ask ourselves, where do we go from here in order to continue to serve?  What’s important in God’s eyes is are we loving one another, are we treating people the way we want to be treated, are we forgiving and putting Him first because all of this will help us in the long run as well. That’s a start with finding ourselves and our purpose.  Where we came from is knowing our culture and accepting who we are because we all are important and have a reason to be here.  Knowing who we are as a person, is work every day because we have to grow to be the light for all to see Jesus in us.
 
Overall, God gave us a duty and purpose.  Knowing who we are and how we can connect to that purpose is how we learn to live on this journey.  We all need to connect in order to Build the Body and grow within.  It’s not about what we’ve done but about how are we going to keep going in walking with Jesus.  In life, we don’t have time to be going backwards but work towards going forward in dealing with people and ourselves.  People are learning as well as we are everyday to grow within and we can’t judge but make our own decisions to grow and be that light because we all have trials and tribulations and until we find ourselves and know what’s really important, we will not have peace and we will be looking for others to live our lives.  All of us have a story to tell so let’s live our own journey so that we can give hope to the world and people can remember the story of Jesus in us.  Again, finding ourselves is growing in the name of Jesus so that we can deal with trials in order to keep going in living out the mission set by God. Please see the poem that I wrote below about trials:

Trials
Trials prepare you to do
What God has chosen for you
 
Don’t fall when storms come your way
Stand up tall, talk to God and say
 
“God, this is your will and I want you to know
I’m working for you and that is so
 
Do unto me as you like
I know you’re with me in this fight
 
You didn’t bring this trial before me for nothing
You allowed me to go through this trial for something
 
God, sometimes it’s hard and I need you to hold my hand
To get through this trial according to your plan
 
You told me that you will be there, that I know
You also told me that trials help me to grow.”
 
Let’s find ourselves so that we can grow, deal with life and make a difference in the world.  Amen and Thank You Jesus