Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

BENJI Good morning! I’m Benji Riddle – Youth Director at Central United Methodist. It would be safe to say that most of us want to experience belonging. Even the most introverted and socially awkward among us (including myself) want to know that we are accepted and known. That explains the wild popularity of the show Cheers, where everyone knew your name. It lasted for well over a decade, and it takes to show that so many wanted to know what it was like to be known and to belong. God knows us too, far beyond our name. God knew you when you were in your mother’s womb. God accepts, forgives, and loves you because you are His child. And when we seek forgiveness and pursue a life pleasing to God, we show the world to whom we belong. To be accepted by God surely is greater than being accepted by others. And when we know that God accepts us, we can certainly endure the rejection of others. God’s opinion is the only one that truly matters.

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