Are you my mother?

Not too long ago I was sitting in my living room with two couples. The four of them didn't know each other, but they just happened to be some of our closest friends. One couple is from Wisconsin, and the other from Elgin. Betsy and I love both couples dearly and wanted them to get the chance to meet. So there we were in our living room. We decided to ask some "get to know you" questions to break the ice and get the conversation flowing. That's when it happened. At the time, it didn't seem like that big of a deal, but in hindsight, it was probably one of the better questions I've heard to kick off a conversation. At first I was really glad it wasn't directed at me, but since then I've thought of all the ways I would answer it now if I had the opportunity.

Here's the question.
Who are you?

Not what do you like, or what do you do, or even what do you aspire to, but who are you. I immediately thought of that children's book where the little bird falls out of it's nest and is seperated from his family. He then goes on a quest to find out who he is, asking everyone the same question. "Are you my mother?" It just reminded me that there's people out there that don't know who they are, or who they were created to be.

Lucky for us, we have everything we need to know EXACTLY who we are. First and foremost, I am a child of the living God and that I am dearly loved. I was adopted out of the kingdom of this world and into the Kingdom of Heaven, paid for by the blood shed on the cross and destined to spend eternity with my my heavenly Father.

I'm a whole bunch of other things too.....husband, father, brother, mentor, friend, role model, leader....the list goes on from there...

Anyway, that was my friends answer too. Go figure.

If you need to have the Holy Spirit work this truth into your life, read Ephesians 1 and Romans 8.

Ephesians 1:4-7
4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he^[c] predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

Peace
Jason