WHO AM I? WHAT REALLY MATTERS?

WHO AM I?  WHAT REALLY MATTERS?

In order to effectively navigate the twisting and tortuous turns in the stream of human existence, it is necessary to have a sure and steadfast knowledge of one’s identity and purpose.  I love Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s perspective on this issue.  He wrote, “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.  We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”  The Word declares that, at the dawn of creation of man, “GOD created man in his own image.” (Genesis 1:27)  And it is universally understood that “God is a spirit.” (John 4:24) 

These revelatory insights beg the question, ‘Why, then, do we have the tendency to emphasize and engage natural matters, rather than spiritual experiences?’

The Apostle Paul admonishes us to retain a strong spiritual focus while existing on this earthly plain.  “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.” (Colossians 3:1)  Jesus Christ poses a strategic question, which is also a powerful warning: “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?  Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)

Sisters and brothers, you are MORE than your career, your place of residence, your wardrobe, your degrees, or anything you can visualize or perceive with your five senses.  YOU WERE MADE FOR HIGHER PURPOSES.  YOU WERE CREATED TO HONOR, SERVE AND WORSHIP GOD.  So it is imperative that you discover the heavenly meaning in every earthly matter.  In other words, don’t ever allow what really counts to get lost in the sauce of life.

Stay focused, sisters and brothers, and be continually blessed!