Ever since Pastor Edmund Chan came to our church for the one day speaking on discipleship and utterred these words: identity is a relational word. It has been stuck to my mind.
The concept really is changing my life's perspective.
Identity used to be a 'static' word to me. I am my father's son. My dad's and mom's name is so and so. I'm working as a blah blah blah. I am a Christian. I am a child of the living God....etc Perhaps these should be classified in my mental map better as identification.
However, when I think of identity as a relational word, it is now a dynamic word. I'm not just my father's son. My relationship with him gives my being, identity. It is also the same with God, my mom, friends...etc etc. The relationship not only identify me it shapes me and gives me meaning.
(Perhaps, it's like watching CSI on tv. First the crime scene is documented, and the suspect. Facts and figures can only give that much info. It's through the relationship of the victim and the murderer that gives the whole episode the motive, the fear, the emotions the meaning. )
The 2 questions that we always ask ourselvs: who am I and what am I doing here? (did you know that you're incredible and unique just because you can ask yourself that question!)
(Paster Edmund said it this way) Who am I and what am I doing here? Perhaps I have to look at who I serve and who is my master.
Among the many wisdom I took home that day with Pastor Edmund, this gem would be my most prized find.
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I started to ask a series a questions about myself and the relationships that I am in. Especially my relationship with my dad. It's getting late, so I guess, I'll leave this to pt 3.
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