It's so interesting to observe people. I was traveling this weekend and I love watching people. As much as I talk, I have extra antennas and eyes poking around:-) It's amazing to see how many of us rely on other things for our security and significance. Our job, our "class A" status at the airport, our relationships with people, our money, our children, our parents, and many other things. When I was checking in at the Indy airport, one man cut in line to check in at one of the kiosks. One of the ladies standing in line said..."sir there's a line". He replied "I'm an "A" class" referring to his status as an "important traveler". Even though there was not a specific line for the "A" class, he still cut in line to check in before others. Interesting.
We lose sight of what is significant. We rely on other things for our importance, not who we are in Christ. We forget who we are in Christ. That we are His Children. That we are sons and daughters of the King. That we worship the God that created not only us, but the Universe. How amazing is that? That we worship the God of the Universe? That in itself should define who we are and how we view ourselves, but we let other things define us. We let other things impact our outlook on life, our outlook on ourselves.
I noticed it in myself as well. I let other things impact my outlook on life and myself. I get insecure when I don't know where I stand with people. Do they still like me? Did I do something to make them mad? Why did they say that? When I get insecure, I get anxious. My mind is not calm. I think that "maybe I'm not smart enough, pretty enough, tall enough, quiet enough, loud enough, etc". "they must have reacted that way because...etc. " It makes me dissatified in life and in myself when I think this way. I seek approval from people and forget that I need to seek approval from God. It's a vicious cycle that unless we are aware of it, we don't begin to move beyond it.
