Friday, December 4

Identity

I'm in the middle of reading Abba's Child by Brennan Manning...so good, talking about our identity and being loved apart from performance. Tonight, I ran across this quote by Henry Nouwen...

For as long as you can remember, you have been a pleaser, depending on others to give you an identity. You need not look at that only in a negative way. You wanted to give your heart to others, and you did so quickly and easily. But now you are being asked to let go of all these self-made props and trust that God is enough for you. You must stop being a pleaser and reclaim your identity as a free self.

So good. Thought I'd share.

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