Picture this scene. It’s a dinner party to celebrate the official launch of a new company. The nine people who are central to the company’s start-up success are seated around the table, enjoying each other’s company and the good food. Half way through the evening, one of the directors makes a short speech about how exciting it is to launch the company. He then goes around the table and thanks each person in turn for the role they played. Unfortunately, the director unintentionally omits one of the people seated at the table...

How would you feel if the omitted person was you? The above account is a real-life story and I was the person who was left out. The interesting thing is that I honestly did not feel offended or put-out in the least. I think the important question to ask is ‘Why?’ Why, when everybody else was being acknowledge and thanked, did I not feel upset by being left out?

I asked myself that question, and the answer I came to is that I don’t need the affirmation of others to feel okay about myself. Romans 8:17 says;

“Now if we are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory”.

I know without a doubt that I am The King’s Kid and that makes all the difference. Everything else pales in comparison to that fact. Can you say the same for yourself?