13 Jun 05 Are You Who You Want To Be?

Over the weekend I was working on a DVD project for the mighty dolphins (Madison’s Softball team). It was an end of season photographic memento.

I originally selected a track from the end credits of “Field of Dreams” and was quite happy with my selection until I was reminded that none of the girls would probably have any idea of the movie. Much less, they would not be captivated by my selection of geezer music. “Why in my day . . .”

Seeing the wisdom in that advice (and not wanting Beth to hit me again) we decided to let Madison choose the music. She chose “This Is Your Life” by Switchfoot. Here are the lyrics:

Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
Yesterday is a promise that you’ve broken
Don’t close your eyes, don’t close your eyes
This is your life and today is all you’ve got now
Yeah, and today is all you’ll ever have
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

Yesterday is a kid in the corner
Yesterday is dead and over

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes

This is your life are you who you want to be
This is your life are you who you want to be

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

And you had everything to lose

How would you answer that question? This is your life, are you who you want to be?

A different job will not answer that question. A different family will not answer that question. A different house will not answer that question. A new boat on the other hand . . . I mean, a different boat will not answer that question.

I‚Äôm not even sure I am capable of answering that question completely. The better question, of course, is “This is my life, am I who God wants me to be?”

My life in Christ because of my faith in Christ must focus on becoming the person that God formed me, created me, redeemed me and called me to be. That person is one who loves God with everything. That person is one who serves others with everything. That person is one who lives with complete faith in the promise of new life.

That’s the person I want to be.