To be somebody is having an inbuilt dignity
Carrying on your broad heart the heavy weight of worth
From being created in the image of God
Displaying the beauty of his holiness
Reflecting the glory of his love
As you honour and respect every person
– for what they are in God
Bestowing dignity on all human beings
Loving your neighbour as yourself
To be somebody is to be in Christ
– purchased by his
blood
– redeemed by his
death
– regenerated by his
Spirit
– a new-born child of
the Almighty God
– a brand new creation
– somebody that never
existed before
I am somebody because of Jesus Christ
I am the recipient of divine grace and forgiveness
I am liberated to fullness of life
I am recreated in the very image of God
I am somebody because of Jesus Christ
He is the One who made me
SOMEBODY
(Written as a response to Mayes comment on Being pure of heart)
To be somebody is to be yourself,
Fully confident of whom you are,
Humbly fulfilling the purpose of your life,
Serving others in peace and harmony,
Living a holistic life,
Fully integrating meaning and purpose
In everything you do.
When you are accepting yourself
– created in the image of the Creator
You will be yourself in a creative way,
Confidently exploring the talents given to you,
Blessing and serving your neighbours,
Releasing them to develop their own unique gifts.
When you dare to be yourself
You help others to be free
– from the fear of men
– from the tyranny of accepted opinions
When you dare to be yourself
You prove to yourself that you are somebody
And people around you will look up to you
To be somebody is to refuse abort a defect foetus
When all the medical experts
Advise you to end the life that you carry in your womb.
It is to choose to trust the Creator of life
To let the embryo develop its own way,
And not to interfere to end the life of the handicapped child.
In spite of all the medical facts you are confronted with,
You choose to give the foetus, the child in your womb, a chance.
To be somebody is to choose to give birth
To a child with severe defects,
To carry it for nine months under your heart,
Only to bring forth a stillborn baby.
To be somebody is to give thanks to God
With streams of tears from your eyes
When you suffer the terrible loss of a daughter:
Thank you God for being so merciful and good!
Thank you for creating our beautiful Natalie.
Thank you for taking her into your presence
Even before she ever felt any pain or worry.
Thank you for being my faithful Father,
For being my mighty comforter, helper and friend.
Thank you for raising a shelter around us
Of dear family and close covenant friends.
You are my peace, my life, my world,
My foundation, my all and everything.
Words cannot express,
Oh, how I love you!
This poem is written in the honour Nina and Per Filip Osland for their decision not to end the life of their defect daughter through abortion when the doctors put heavy pressure on them. When the child was stillborn after nine months of pregnancy, Per Filip wrote the most beautiful thanksgiving to God. I admire my two young friends. They are true heroes of faith. They are really somebody. I am proud of knowing precious people like Nina and Per Filip! They make this world a more beautiful place to live through their devotion to serve life only.
To be somebody is to stand on your own feet,
Choosing your own way,
Breaking new ground,
As you keep to the straight and narrow path.
When you are standing upright
With your head lifted high,
While you receive scorn and mockery,
As token of distinction,
And marks of honour,
Then you are showing the inner strength
That makes you a real somebody!
To be somebody is being a historic person
born into history by real parents
raised in a family of brothers or sisters
educated in a public school system
-but climbed above the average
-by becoming self taught
-in skills of life and spiritual wisdom
Being a historic person born into history
-not just to flow with the current trends
-but to create new trends
-set an example
To be somebody is to motivate change in people
-to change the course of history
-by many followers
I am somebody because I understand
-how ignorant I really am
If I say I know the truth
-I only deceive myself and expose
-my own ignorance and pride
The more I know Him who is the Truth
-the more I realise how little I know
The better I know the truth
-the more I seek to know Him
The truth is always greater
-greater than all my images
-greater than my understanding
-greater than my faith
-greater than my knowledge
-greater than my experience
-greater than my explanation
-greater than my insight
-greater than my thoughts and mind
-greater than my heart
He who is the Truth is always greater!
Still this is my testimony:
I know Him and I love Him!
I am somebody because I am a poem
Everyday I can enter into human lives
-at the workplace and in the neighbourhood
With grace from God to bless
I can come as a poem
A poem that is touching the inner longings
-conjuring up dreaming melodies of the heart
-painting colourful images of the soul
A poem that is putting words on the sprouting faith
-calling forth cries for salvation
-giving birth to prayer for forgiveness
I am a poem written by God
I am a work of God
I am a masterpiece of God
I am God’s own masterpiece of art
I am somebody
I am somebody because I am born again
I have been born twice
I have been born through my parents and by the Spirit
Humans can only reproduce human life
That which is human falls short of God’s glorious standard
That which is born of the Spirit is spirit
Only those born from above can enter the Kingdom of God
I am born again by the Holy Spirit
I am born into the family of God
I am a child of God, the Eternal Father
I belong to the Kingdom of God
I am a Kingdom person
I am a Spirit person
The invisible Spirit moves me
-through new life from heaven
I am somebody when I am moved by the Spirit
I am somebody because of my birth
I am born into the most prestigious royal family
My father is the Sovereign Ruler
-of the entire universe
Because he is the almighty creator
-of everything that exist
My brother is the Redeemer
-of the human race
Because he conquered death,
The evil powers of darkness,
Selfishness and sin in all its fashions
My personal assistant is the Sustainer
-of the whole world
Because he is the eternal life-giving spirit
He assisted my father
-in bringing the world into being
He assisted my brother
-in bringing him back from the death
I am somebody because of my relationship
With the mysterious triune Being
Who loved me, chose me, and planned me
Even before the universe existed
Only because of his marvellous grace
I am born into the Kingdom of Love
Friendship with the Living One
Turns a nobody into a real Somebody