We Don't Have to Prove Anything

 

Why are you cast down,

          O my soul,

and why are you

  in turmoil within me?

Hope in God;

for I shall again praise Him,

  my salvation and my God.

             Psalm 42. 5, 11

(There is no greater turmoil

than not knowing who we are,

why we are here,

or trying to prove our worth.

But we don't have to prove ourselves

   to God or anyone else.

Because we are beloved

  by the Almighty God.

       And we are His.

Our hope is built

            on nothing less.

Our identity or value

is not in our jobs,

   position, power or achievement,

            or lack thereof.

Those things don't define us.

God has in mind things

       so much bigger.

Our work is not who we are,

but where God has

  strategically positioned us

         for His purposes,

     kingdom and glory.

Whether we seemingly succeed

     or fall desperately short,

our most profound witness

   may be how we respond

   to first place or last.

We're still running with Him.

And He delights in us.

      No matter what.

 Because we matter to Him.)

O LORD,

Please help us to know

   that we are secure in You.

We don't have to

         prove our worth to You.

You showed us that

                on the Cross.

We are fully loved.

Our identity is in You,

    not in what we do.

Our work is not

        who we are,

but how You use us

   to love others

   right to You.