When I think of a new identity, I think about being a pastor. Ministry is a vocation, a calling more than a job, and the role of pastor has placed a new identity onto me. People turn to me for spiritual guidance and prayer as well as leadership or maybe just a hug. This new relationship with people has changed my outlook on life and inspires me to live in God’s way.
Sunday’s scripture text Philemon 1-21 is not only Paul’s masterpiece of church diplomacy but it also challenges us to see a person previously called ‘slave’ as one who is now called brother. A brother through faith, a brother in Christ. 
How does having a relationship with someone change you?
How does your relationship with God inspire you to live in God’s way?
If this cross of hands is a window,
how do you see God through it and how does God see you?
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My own struggles with God and my desperation for him when I can’t really reach him push me to help other people that don’t know that they are in pain because they don’t let God in their lives.
The beautiful things God made in the world inspire me to aim higher, try harder and be my inovative self, the world has no limits on me, God has released me from those walls and I am free to create more than they can see in their wildest dreams. xox
Ellie, thanks so much for your beautiful comment. I sense your need to share God’s love with others. It sounds like you’ve experienced the freedom that comes with a healthy dependence on God in your life. Remember what it took for you to let God love you and continue to be patient, gentle, and open to God’s continued presence in the lives of others. Blessings to you! Pastor Barb