WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BECOME?

For a long time, I found myself asking one question: Why am I alive?

What is the purpose of my living? Why am I here, and what exactly am I supposed to be doing with this life?

It felt like I was strolling through life, constantly trying to find direction. Figuring out where I was going, what to focus my energy on per time, and how best to dispense the gifts and abilities I carried.

I knew I had so much in me. I knew I was gifted. But what were these gifts for? Where were they supposed to find expression? I would receive prophetic words about my future, but I often wondered, what for? What exactly is all of this leading to?

I believe many of us, especially at the beginning of our journeys on earth, find ourselves in this place.

We enjoy the experience of being alive, exploring possibilities and trying out different things, almost as though life were a walk in the park, without necessarily understanding who owns the park, who placed us there, and what He sent us to accomplish.

Until God visited me.

My understanding of life began to change.

I began to realise that there is so much more to living than I had imagined. That there is a reason I am here. That my life is not an unplanned collection of experiences, but a life that God has carefully written and documented, with purposes, assignments and milestones for different times and seasons.

I began to understand that I could not simply dispense my gifts everywhere and in every direction. There was a need to understand the One who gave them, the authority under which I operate, the identity He has given me, and the responsibilities that come with that identity.

I needed to understand who I was in relation to Him, the authority I carry by virtue of my submission to Him, and the image He has established for me in Christ.

And perhaps one of the most liberating things I came to understand was that I did not have to strive to manufacture an identity for myself. In Christ, God had already established who He had made me to be.

My responsibility was to grow into the expression of that identity.

And that, dear reader, is where becoming begins.

Becoming is the journey of conforming to the image God has called you to be.

You already have an identity in Christ by the Spirit. However, that reality must find expression in your physical life. Your thoughts, decisions, character, conversations, relationships, pursuits and everyday living must increasingly reflect who you are in Him.

This is why we study the Scriptures. We look into the Word to discover who God says we are. We learn His principles, understand His ways and continually renew our minds so that our lives can reflect the reality of our new creation identity.

As Romans 12:2 reminds us, we are transformed by the renewing of our minds.

It is a journey of alignment. A journey of bringing our thoughts, choices and expressions into conformity with what God has already established concerning us.

So, becoming is not merely about acquiring more achievements, discovering new talents, occupying important positions or becoming someone the world recognises.

It is about growing into the expression of God’s intention for your life.

It is about knowing whose you are, understanding who you are in Him, and allowing that understanding to shape how you live.

Dearest Gentle Reader,

You were not sent to earth merely to exist. There is an intention behind your existence, an identity to discover, and a life to live from that understanding.

The question is not simply who do you want to become?

The question is: Are you becoming who God has already made you to be?

With love,
Oluwatosin🌹