A couple of months ago I felt compelled to write down in my
journal things I know about myself. Let
me say here (as I’ve said in previous posts)—“finding myself” is not something
I necessarily adhere to. I’m not
searching for a clearly-labeled definition of “me”. I don’t want to be the kind, preppy girl. Or the funny, loud girl. Or the
doesn’t-have-a-care girl. Or the likes coffee and conversation girl. I want to be whoever God has me to be for a
given purpose (like Paul talks about in 1 Corinthians 9).
That being said, I do believe that God has created each of
us uniquely. And there are things about
our character and personalities that are useful to observe because they were
designed by God for a given purpose (also: discovering the ways God will use
our individual traits and strengths
to advance His kingdom is the joy of life and the foundation of our
calling…thank you, Pittsburgh Fellows for nurturing this insight!).
I wrote in my journal about how I am affectionate. This means one of my favorite things to do in
church is put my arms around those I’m sitting next to. Preferably, my arms are spread behind the
person on my left and the person on
my right. Even when the narrow backing
of our church’s stacking chairs allow little space for me to rest my forearms,
it’s okay, I’m not afraid to graze your back or even use your opposite shoulder
to hook my hand around.
There is joy in getting to know who the Lord has made you to
be. And if you ever find yourself next
to me on a Sunday morning…prepare to be embraced :)
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