In Others’ Words: You, Yourself, and the World
My daughter CJ has been part of her high school Varsity volleyball team for the past few months. This weekend, my husband and I will be in Denver cheering them on as they compete for the 3A State title.
Here’s one thing I’ve learned about the team: Each member knows their place on the team — what their job is, so to speak, as an offensive or defensive player. Cassie D., the setter, doesn’t switch places with Cassie N., a middle blocker. And Julia, the libero, doesn’t try to be Bailey, an outside hitter. Because each girl knows who they are and what they’re supposed to do, the team can rely on one another and trust one another.
Like my daughter, each of us has our own worlds that we live in: families, careers, ministries, friendships, sports. And the better we know who we are, the better our relationships with the people we interact with in those various worlds. If I’m uncertain about myself, this will undermine my relationships with others.
It isn’t about letting others ask, much less answer, the question, “Who are you?” Although, to be honest, I’ve allowed others to do this in the past. Only once I wrestled both the question and the answer away from others and started seeking my own answers — and allowed God to tell me who I was and Whose I was — did I come to a stable and life-giving knowledge of myself.
In Your Words: How has understanding yourself improved your relationships with others?
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“The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world.” http://ctt.ec/CHR06+ #quotes @bethvogt
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