Who Do We Think We Are?

I saw an interesting quote outside a Christian church the other day and it intrigued me. “You make the decisions you make because of who you think you are.” Who you think you are,…..hmmmm. It sounds so limiting doesn’t it? We define ourselves by who are parents are, who we are married to and who are children are. We identify ourselves by where we work, what church we belong to and even what social circles we are in. We are FB followers and tweeters. We are football fans and cheerleading moms.
But who are we really? And do we measure our worth by who we think we are? I am sure in some respects we all do this. Are those of us with wealth really better than those who struggle financially? Does winning accolades from the cheering fans really make one a better person? We all know the answer to these questions and yet in this society we portray the opposite. Tabloid TV and journalism seem to be more popular than ever and 24 hour news stations are no better. The truth is we are all the same in God’s eyes. The love of spirit knows no bounds and has no favorites. This unconditional love allows us to be whomever or whatever we want to be in this life. All that matters along the way is that we love others and ourselves to the best of our ability. In the afterlife, no one will care what our careers were, what sports teams we played for or if we belonged to the posh country club. One of the most memorable things my father told me was to “never underestimate your worth”. In my mid- twenties, I took that to mean how I was compensated at work and I have to admit, it paid off nicely. But as I have aged, I see that he wanted this to apply to all facets of being. He was so spiritual; I had no idea of the depth of his message. We are all worth all the love that God has to give. We are all worth loving, no matter our status in life. After all, we are made up of the divine, so we are all worth the limitless possibilities spirit has to offer.
Most importantly, please remember, no one else can define your worth unless you let them.


Above photo taken by Tracy Irvine at www.tracyirvinephotography.com