If you were asked this… what would be the first words out of your mouth? Do you know? Would the words be descriptive? And what ‘kind’ of description – materialistic, philosophical, personal? Would they be words that speak to what you’re doing or what you’ve accomplished? Perhaps you’d talk about what are your goals. Maybe you would talk about your relationships: who your parents are/were or who is your wife/husband. Maybe you will talk about your profession, what it is you do – doctor, lawyer, Indian chief. There is no right or wrong answer, the question is meant to make you consider what you would say. I probably should also ask – how would you share this information?
Undeniably, your first words/thoughts expressed would be indicative of what you value the most. Did this realization unsettle you? Is what you think you value… what you value? If your response is that, you value a vast array of (fill in the blank), this is not at issue – we all do. But what is the single most important ’fact’ about you? What would you always want others to know about you? What indicates your values?
My bias is that your focus should be on whoyou are right now and who you are becoming. While you can look at what you’ve accomplished, that should only be a foundational support – you can’t live in yesterday and really should never try. So… right here, right now – who are you? Though I’ve asked this before, do you like what you see and know? Granted that you, we are all in a state of continual growth… right here, right now – are you pleased with you? And never make excuses or emphasize what you haven’t been or done!
Regardless of whether or not you are pleased with you, do you see ‘areas’ that you need to improve in or change or refine? More important, will you take the time to determine where you need the change, refinement to improve? How committed are you … to you – to become the best you? Or are you complacently satisfied with you (and yes that was a back handed comment)? Though this may sound condescending, it isn’t – but, please never be complacently satisfied. I’m not suggesting a striven-based approach but all of us have areas that we would like to grow in or improve.
If you are a Christian, you really will never become ‘perfect’ you will always be in the condition of becoming… more. A lofty goal but one worth pursuing. My point is that you never, never forget that – we all are a work in progress. The Father is always there to support us in this endeavor and to cheer us on.
