2 Samuel 9:1–8

2 Samuel 4:4–6

How to Belong Even If You’re Questioning Your Place

1 — The Baggage Your Name Carries Does Not Mean You Don’t Belong His father and grandfather were the failed kings of Israel. His name and image were forever tarnished before he ever stepped into independent personhood. God can redeem what you lost and bring you into being found by only His goodness and His grace. It’s so much easier to hold onto why you don’t think you have a place than to trust that God will bring you into a place that only His power could. Belonging is rooted in what you believe about yourself before you are ever invited to sit at the King’s table.

2 — Your Deformities and Deficiencies Do Not Mean You Don’t Belong The areas in which people ...