A fellow student made an interesting statement (it actually was a joke) last week:
‘I (down-)load, therefore I am.’
He made me think there…
So easily I fall for that kind of statement. In these past few weeks I often felt bad and as a result acted badly and I only afterwards realized why. I was defining myself by how productive and efficient I was, or by how I was acting towards others or …
Which one is yours?
I think, therefore I am.
I achieve something, therefore I am.
I feel happy, therefore I am.
I am accepted or even praised by others, therefore I am.
I have everything under control, therefore Iam.
I am good, therefore Iam.
I love, therefore I am.
….
We live in a world that constantly tells us lies about by what we should define ourselves or what determines who we are. And it’s not a big surprise that we often fall for that living in a world that works according to those lies.
But the truth is much more beautiful:
I am loved by the great I AM (Ex 3:14), therefore I am. I am because He is. And because He is faithful in this love.
(I’d even go as far as ‘without Him I am not – I am already dead’)
And to this love, God’s love, there’s no condition. He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). And he will be there, waiting for me all my life.
Am I ready to accept this?
Am I ready to start realizing that I am loved, that my worth is not determined by myself?
Am I ready to start not depending on myself?
Am I ready to start being dependant on my creator, and Him only?
Am I ready to have life and have it abundantly?
I don’t want to mix up cause and effect any longer. I need to be filled with truth. I want to know Him and the freedom that is in Him more – every day.
Jesus says: ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’
And just a few verses before that (in context), Jesus says:
‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’
