Identity Theft....

A very special friend of mine (thank you Tamela)shared with me this morning the sermon she had layed her ears upon in service and she felt I would benefit from its words. The beautiful thing about the world today is technology. I was able to go the the website her church has created and there I was able to find the mP3 download of today's service. The discussion today was one that almost everyone in the world can relate to in some way, shape, or form. You here it one the news, you see insurance companies and financial institutions now offering protection from it, and now the minister is delivering the message as well...... Identity Theft. Entertaining enough those same two words can be understood in several different forms. You can have your social security number removed from your mailbox, your desk, or even form your wallet. You can have your tax statements pulled directly form the state website when someone irresponsibly manages data unsecurely (don't give it to the intern for you local folks!) Yet one other way you can lose your identity is through yourself.

Yes having your identity stolen, credit cards created, and banks accounts wiped is a hurdle to overcome. Been there, had it happen to me. Yet after listening to the message today I realize that the identity I have lost today is far greater than what I lost some 6 years ago. Through decisions I have made I have begun to lose who I am. That "balance" in life some of you will understand (Yes Ms Brooke I know, I know). I have begun to lose who I am in response to my family, my time with them and where I fall in that chapter of life. I have lost identity with my friends. Always trying to achieve and become more successful in the ventures I have taken on have consumed me in time leaving very little for the rest. During my strive for the greater of what makes me who I am, Jealous of my friend Corey and his movie night... I have lost time for myself and what makes me who I am........ a successful company, a few great accounts, and an intelligent business partner...... What happen to family, friends, happiness and love.. Ephesians 3:17 says That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. I was so exhausted with work over the past two weeks that I was not able to make worship service this morning... Identity Theft?

So as you move forward in your lives stop to see if you have become a victim of Identity Theft. Have you lost your time with your family for who you have become today, are you still the same person to your children you were when they came into your life, have you taken the time to tell your neighbor "Hi" and ask about their day? Are you who you want to be or has your schedule, your career, your current goals, transformed you into someone you are not........

Take Care. May God Bless You All.......
Exodus 20:12