Who Do You Think You Are?
Or another way of putting it; “Who does he think he is? A number of times in the past years I have been asked this question; “Who do you think you are?” Other times when people were speaking to others about me they would say: “Who does he think he is”? I expect that many of us have made that remark at some time or other.
As I think about this I realize that is a very important question, “Who do I think I am?”
Several years ago the Lord asked me a question, “Who am I?” I knew He was not looking for a pat answer or a quote from the bible. There was something He wanted me to see. I thought about this question and pondered on it. About two weeks later I saw what the Lord wanted me to see. I spoke to the Lord and said; “Lord I know who you are! You are who you are; and you don’t have to be anything different then that!”
The Lord replied; “That is right; now who are you?”
I had spent most of my life running away from myself, trying to be somebody else. I knew this question was very important. I pondered on this question for another couple of weeks, then I had the answer. I said, “Lord; I know who I am!” He replied; “Who are you?” I said, “I am who I am and that is all I need to be. I don’t have to be anybody else or be like anyone else!” It is easy to be me, difficult to be someone else.
Romans 12:3; For through the grace given to me I say to every man among you not to think more highly of himself then he ought to think, but to think so as to have sound judgement, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.
Am I thinking properly about who and what I am?
Am I thinking properly about other people?
If I am thinking with sound judgement about myself and others I am not lifting them up and I am not bringing them down. I think many of us like to think we are a little smarter, more intelligent, wiser, gifted and with greater understanding then the normal person. This may be especially true of people in leadership positions, it kind of goes to your head, when other people start exalting you, you start believing it yourself. This happens in government and in church. God starts working through people and the first thing you know, you think you are doing it.
I am aware I am gifted in certain areas, so is everyone else in different areas. I am aware I have some talents, but everyone else has their talents as well. May God give every one of us sound judgement to think properly of ourselves and the other folks in our lives.