1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Belonging is difficult to define; it’s a big concept, and there are plenty of nuanced layers and levels and lenses to consider. Though there will always be more to say, on the surface, I think of belonging as acceptance, inclusion, the feeling of being at home. If I dig a little deeper, I find I long to belong because, when I do, my most authentic self is safe and secure.&amp;nbsp; And if I dig deeper still, I come to see the ways belonging and identity are very much intertwined. It seems to me that belonging not only helps to shape my identity; it is a part of it. And if belonging is a part of who I am, then I wonder if belonging isn’t somewhere “out there,” but always right here, deep down within. While belonging is not something tangible we hold in our hands, maybe it is still something we possess; something we take with us everywhere we go.&amp;nbsp; Often, though, it is something I forget. Even though belonging is my birthright, I live like I’ve left it behind.&amp;nbsp; I swerve and scramble, trying to fit in, impress, compete, succeed. I grow anxious and frazzled, bitter and distressed, searching and grasping for something that’s already mine. Maybe you can relate? What does it mean to take our belonging with us? To remember the God-given reality of who we already are—beloved and beheld by God? Listen in. &amp;nbsp; Renee Davis Meyer from Belonging and Becoming &amp;nbsp; remind{h}er 157: Psalm 84 remind{h}er 56: What Helps You Remember? remind{h}er 75 and remind{h}er 76: Hold On to Who You Are remind{h}er 106: Tune In &amp;nbsp; Sign up here to receive my monthly letter, The Re{collection} www.withjulianne.com&amp;nbsp; the remind{h}er podcast http://remindher.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41796370/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/41796370