Who Am I?

     So many times in our lives we have to kind of redefine who we are. Our lives can take on drastic changes we didn't see coming and suddenly we aren't who we thought we were. Or, even things that are expected leave us dazed and wondering what is next.

     We were single and then we get married and we have to figure out how to do that. Then perhaps we have children and we're momma, ma, mommy, mother, mom - seemingly forever. But they grow up and then we go back to ?????

     Death may come and change everything. Parents die and leave us as orphans. I think of the passage in the Bible that says God puts us in families. A child may die. Your identity as mom is no more. Who are we then? Those families God puts us in are changed - but we can find the orphans of others and begin to minister to them.

     A spouse is gone and you are alone again. Starting over, who am I now? Sometimes we fuss and scream about these changes in our lives. But we must allow changes to mold (redefine) us into God's idea of His selected season for us. God of all comfort helps us comfort others.

     If we belong to God, we are in His family. Granted, we could do better with being His family to those around us, but first we have to settle into the season He has us in. Has He sustained us in our trials? Has He walked with us through each change?  He carries us. He is our Father. He means all for His good. We are redeemed. We are redefined.

     Allow God to mold you, change you as changes come into your life, so that you are able to help the next one through theirs.

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