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Discovering yourself
'It's in Christ that we find out who we are.' EPHESIANS 1:11
One day, a boy climbing in the mountains found an eagle's nest with an egg in it. He took it back to his dad's farm and put it under a hen along with her other eggs. When the eagle hatched it learned chicken behaviour and scratched around in the yard with the other little chicks. It didn't know any better.
Sometimes it felt strange stirrings within itself but didn't know what to do with them, so it just kept on acting like a chicken. Some months later a majestic adult eagle flew over the chicken yard and the eagle looked up and saw him. In that moment the chicken realised he wanted to be like that eagle, to fly high, to go to the mountain peaks he saw in the distance.
As he spread his wings he suddenly understood that he was like that eagle. Though he'd never flown before, he possessed the instinct and capabilities. At first he flew unsteadily, then with greater power and control. Finally as he soared he knew he'd discovered his true self; the creature God made him to be.
This is what Paul had in mind when he wrote, 'It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.' You were made by God and for God. Until you understand that, you won't discover your true self!
written by Bob Gass
