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So, You Want to Count for Something?
Posted on September 22, 2006
“…those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God” – Romans 8:14
Sociologists tell us that one of the sweetest sounds to the human ear is the sound of our name when we hear it. Now, you may not like your name but when you hear it called there is a positive reaction in your emotions. Our ears perk up and we anticipate something. I think we love to hear the sound of our own name because we all want to count. In our heart of hearts we all want to be remembered for something and we may even ask ourselves at times, “Am I more than what I have become”? or “Who am I”?
Some of the problems we face about ourselves may be because we have tried to answer these questions apart from our identity as sons and daughters of God. The question isn’t so much, “Who am I”? as it is “Whose am I”? You see, when we understand, by the Spirit of God, that we are our heavenly Father’s son or daughter, then so much more makes sense. Actually, one of the greatest offerings of worship we can give to God is to accept and acknowledge that He is our Father and we are His children. More than our gifting, more than our money, and more than our work, nothing glorifies God more than when we surrender to sonship.
If we really want to count for something in this world; if we really want to be revolutionaries, history makers, and world changers then it all begins by accepting the fact that we are accepted. We are accepted not because we are acceptable but because Jesus suffered, gave His life, and rose from the grave for us so that we could become the children of God.
So, you want to count for something? Then count yourself as God’s beautiful child and stop trying to be acceptable to Him because you already are!
Rick D’Orazio
Conference Pastor
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