SP 9 B : Is It The Will Of God For Me To Be Who I Am ?

 

'' Who am I ? '' and '' is it the will of God for me to be who I am ? '' To me this is one of the  most important questions about yourself that will help you to have a healthy self image about who you are . If your self identification is clear , then you can build confidence to pursue success .For instance '' Am black and it is the perfect will of God for me ''.

It is the will of God , because God created me black . In this sense, to desire to be any other race  , either than black will impede my success level . This is because I will always use it as an excuse not to embark on any successful adventure that comes my way , especially where there are racial competitions .  

On the other hand, if I discover that who I am is not God's will , because he did not create me that way , then it is a cause for me to strive to become who God wants me to be . If you see that '' you are a drunk '' it is something that is against the will of God for your life ,and you should not accept it . Compare yourself to the word of God and you will discover yourself ; who you are according to the word of God .

'' For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. '' James 1: 23-25 

At times you find yourself doing things that change who you are , or the personality that God created you to be . If you want to maintain your self worth , you must look at yourself in the mirror of God’s word .It is only the word of God that reveals the real you according to the word of God . Without the word of God ,you cease to be the person that God created .

When a person misses out on who God created him or her to be , such a person  becomes worthless , visionless and purposeless . Such people end up doing anything , at all just to survive . Life is best lived if you are able to discover who God created you to be , like the prodigal child who came to the realization of who was “.And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,” Luke 15:17-18

The very important thing for you is to “ come to yourself “ , that is come to your senses . This is the greatest self discovery , knowing yourself the way God created you . There is a need to return back to God Almighty , who you created for he is able to fix all the broken pieces of your destiny .” And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.” Luke 1

What the prodigal son realised is that he was not created as a swine , although he found himself feeding on the husk that the swine fed on . Everyone of us must realise our true identity from God’s point of view , because he is our creator .

Whenever we discover that our present state is not the way God designed our life to be , we must act immediately like the prodigal son . He took a U-turn , and went back to the father , sure we all have our Father in heaven who is eagerly awaiting repentance . Without God a person can be dead from the will , plan and life of God for their lives . 

When God receives you , he forgives you especially when you fully repent and give your life to Christ . What is more , God gives you the best ;  “ And the son said unto him, Father I, have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. ”  Luke 15:  21-24  

 

A journey back to our creator is the first step to success. Whenever we find our true source of success , we can succeed without stress . God is our source and the earlier we return back to him , the better our lives will be and we will be more successful in life . All God’s people who served God faithfully eventually became successful at the end .