By: Natalie Bermudez
Belong- : to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency
: to be an attribute, part, adjunct, or function of a person or thing
Having a sense of belonging, usually comes from acknowledging the following:
- realizing you’re not alone
- discovering your purpose is
connected to a bigger picture
- owning what you’re apart of
When we realize that we belong to God’s greater mission, we immediately plug into a huge panorama of what He has planned. All of a sudden we see we are so tiny in this greater picture, but our part within it, is just as important! God calls us to belong to His royal family (1Peter 2:9). A family described as a HOLY NATION, A LIGHT, but more importantly to declare HIS PRAISES.
1 Thessalonians 5: 5-8
For you are all sons of light and sons of day. We do not belong to the night nor to darkness. So then let us not sleep [in spiritual indifference] as the rest [of the world does], but let us keep wide awake [alert and cautious] and let us be sober [self-controlled, calm, and wise]. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since we [believers] belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope and confident assurance of salvation.
Let us be people who know who we belong to, where we belong and how we are to live according to our belonging!
Reflection
- Take a step back and look outside of self for a minute, and think about God’s grander plan. Think about what that bigger picture is. What part do you play in this big picture? How does it feel to be a part of or better yet, belong to something so much bigger than yourself?
Prayer Time
As you reflect on what you read today, thank God that His plan is much bigger than yours. Talk to God about what it means to be a part of His royal Family and accept the gift He is giving. Seek an answer from Him. Remember that prayer is just a conversation with God.
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