Full life is when the real you always shows up

Morning: Psalms 26, 28; Exodus 19:1-16; Colossians 1:1-14

Evening: Psalms 36, 39; Matthew 3:7-12

Sometimes you mistake outward accomplishments - coming out ‘on top’ or ‘getting the certificate’ - for progress. While such successes may satisfy cultural expectations, fulfillment depends on much more. It depends on becoming yourself, not satisfying someone else’s ideals or jumping through hoops, which you can do without being yourself. But if you allow it, a ‘winnowing’ can happen. It may be difficult, but in the end what is left is the essential ‘grain’ of who you are, the pure ‘you’. This is fullness of life ... when the real you shows up every time.