Who am I?

Do you ever wonder, who you really are? Many times the thought has occured to me. My thoughts are: who am I really? do I really have an identity? am I who I say I am? or am I who they say I am?
    I am proud to say that I am a 'child of God,' created by God's own hand, and you know what? so are you. God spoke to man back in Genesis, "Go forth, be fruitful, and multiply." Man obeyed God. That's how we got here. Down through all the ages of time. Through the life God created.
   I can say that I am a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, niece, daughter, woman, mentor, retired business woman, friend and many other wonderful things, but if I am not the child of God, I'm nothing.
    There are many lessons to learn in life--reading, writing, math, career functions, and more--but until the lessons of God and life are in place I will not be complete. I will always be learning and trying to learn who I am, but I will always be identified as a child of God.

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Cyndi B. Feb 10, 2008, 3:01pm EST

Thanks for sharing ;)

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Dee - Nature Babe! Feb 10, 2008, 3:54pm EST

Good for you and thanks for sharing!

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Elaine B. Feb 10, 2008, 4:09pm EST

Thanks, LaRue!
I'm in agreement with you that we all are children of God.

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J W. Feb 10, 2008, 5:46pm EST

thanks for sharing

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Nancy 67 Feb 10, 2008, 6:19pm EST

You are absolutely right in every way, LaRue...thank you for sharing this. I hope it inspires some of us who could use it right now. :-)

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~*~Nina~*~ R. Feb 12, 2008, 7:34pm EST

Wow! You are so right about that. You really put a lot of my feelings into words! You have given me quite a bit to pray over. Thank you so very much! Great article!

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~*~Nina~*~ R. Feb 16, 2008, 10:14am EST

LaRue, I know that I am a child of God, but the hard part for me is trying to figure out what his will is for me?

I always feel like I need to contribute something...to give back something...but what? I pray, and I try to listen. My life had been very hectic the past few years. I had 10 surgeries in six years (I intend to someday write my story, but I can't re-live it just yet).

At times I was in screaming pain because they had given me the maximum amount that the could without killing me! During that time, all I could do was roll around the bed and cry. When my pastor came to see me I told him that at times it hurt too much to pray, and he said that was alright because God knows my heart.

Ok, my point is that during that 6 years, I had no life. No routine, no interaction with people. I couldn't watch television because of the pain.

I am now asking myself who am I? Do I have something special to offer?

I am trying to establish a routine for myself.

Anyway, you brought up some excellent points, and I wanted to let you know that you did spark some thought in this old lady's brain! Thank you, and God bless you!

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