Thursday, October 19, 2017

Finding yourself

Morning: Psalm 18:1-20; Jeremiah 38:1-13; I Corinthians 14:26-40

The journey of self-discovery is hard.  Getting to know yourself is so disruptive it sets you at odds with people you hold dear.  Does this mean you must be in open conflict with everyone?  Not at all.  It does mean, though, that you must differentiate yourself from the priorities of others enough that you can live your own life according to your own priorities, not theirs.  This may be gut-wrenching; you may feel as if you’re losing yourself … until, you finally realize that you’re actually discovering that you are a wonderfully unique human being, and everyone else is too.

Graham

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