It all started this morning when I couldn't get the phrase "I Am That I Am" out of my head... It's from exodus 3:14, where Moses is talking to God and this is how God refers to himself. I loved it!
I'm having an ongoing revelation as to what it means, but this morning it really spoke of Labels. We Label everyone, including ourselves.
I'm asked what I do for a living, I reply, "I'm a stay at home mom," which doesn't even begin to cover all I do, but it's the label I've embraced as a big part of who I am... In reality, I'm so much more!
I love that when God was asked who he was, he answered that he just IS. "I AM," he says. Perhaps I should stop limiting myself and others by trying to fit us all into little labeled boxes, and instead emphasize the beautiful complexity that makes up each and every one of us!
God cannot be fully understood this side of heaven, and I believe the same goes for us. He sees the You you may never see yourself, until he shows you in the "replay" when you go home for good.
At some point in your life, someone may have called you a Failure. God says you are an Overcomer! The world may have called you Stupid. God says you are a Unique Genius! People may say you're a Sinner. Jesus says, "No more! I've Redeemed You!"
-if you must call yourself something, make it something Good!
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