Who Do You Want to Become?

Most people will say life's biggest question is pertaining to ones faith or ones purpose in life; however, it has occurred to me over the last few weeks that the big question might be this:

Who do you want to become?

I am not talking about a career or job. I am talking about character, about the choices we make each and every day that reflect and show who we are as a whole person. Some of these choices only we are aware of, perhaps they are bad habits, addictions, lies, gossip, or manipulating others. Despite the secrecy, we are aware of these choices and usually we are aware of their danger. We pursue such choices out of selfish desire. Is that who we wish to become? Do we wish to be known as a selfish individual, only looking out for us, even if it is in secret?

The choices we make every day prove who we truly are, our friends know, we know, and for those who are religious (like myself) we can be sure that God knows. I think most of the time we think we are fooling others, when the only person we are fooling is ourself.

Therefore, if we want to become someone better, someone with more passion, more integrity, more wisdom, more character, this begs the question: What are you doing, first, that might hinder such progress? The second question is what really matters: What good are you pursuing to change yourself for the better. The second question here is really the most important, for we can desire to change our old habits, we can even get rid of them; however, unless we actively seek good, some better change, we will go into default, we will go back to old habits.

So, the question today is, who do you want to become? Are you truly happy with the way you are right now? Are their relationships you could mend? Friendships you could create? Are you married and more selfish than you ought to be? Are you single and find yourself seeking validation from others, instead of finding your own identity as an individual and as a child of God? Do you have dreams you want to pursue and follow? What is hindering you? What has stopped you from seeking them, from seeking any of these things.

This week, push yourself further, get rid of the old things that hinder you and begin to put on a new image, a better you, one that fits you more and discard and throw away the old remnants of your past self that serve you no longer.

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. - Colossians 3:9-10

This week, ponder: Who do you truly want to become?

~ Daniel Brockhan