(FDGG)

WHO AM I
Casting Crowns

Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Bridge:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

I am yours.

Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
‘Cause I am yours.
I am yours.

 I AM
I notice myself being drawn to that question - particularly in lyrics and music. The question raises serious naval-staring moments. I'm really nobody; nothing important; dust or vapor in the wind; a shadow before sunrise.

What makes me so important to others? I'm not special or particularly good looking. If there was anti-charisma, you'd certainly attribute that to my character. I'm not being humble here, just honest. So why would anyone find me special?

I think Antoine de Saint-Exupery stated it well in "The Little Prince"

"Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.... It's the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.... People have forgotten this truth," the fox said, "But you mustn't forget it. You become responsible for what you've tamed. You're responsible for your rose...."

I suppose I'm a little wild, like the fox or the rose and people who have personally spent time chipping away at that to tame me has also acquired a special sense of responsibility and uniqueness for me.

There's a proverb that states "Where your treasure is, your heart is also." The more we work at something, the more of our personal selves are put into it and the more it's treasured. It's what we choose to treasure that alters the world around us and changes other people - and not necessarily because they've changed, but more because of a change in our perception.