"We tend to forget that our real gift is not so much what we can do, but who we are. The real question is not 'what can we offer each other?' but 'who can we be for each other?'."
--Henri Nouwen
This quote is currently hanging above my computer as a daily reminder that my focus should not be on the doing, but on the being. I am God's child.
Loved.
Redeemed.
Accepted.
Purified.
Safe.
How I respond to situations and the kinds of choices I make are a direct reflection of the values and focus in my life. So if I set that part strait, then I don't have to worry about all the life-decisions that tend to make us crazy.
Have you ever noticed that no one ever asks you, "what do you want to do when you grow up?" The question is usually phrased: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
I want to be God's.
And I already am.
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