Do You Know Who You Are 2?
Devotional Reading: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. II Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
Think about who you are for a minute. Who gets to say that you are valuable? Who convinces you of the role you play in the world? Who determines what you believe and how you live? Your answers to these questions point to your identity.
Whether you want it to or not, your identity will rule your life; it will influence your beliefs, decisions, and actions, drive your sense of purpose, help determine your value, and add meaning to your life by showing you your roles and responsibilities and pointing the way to fulfilling those.
What you have built your identity on is evidenced by what is most important to you. If someone tells you that you’re not good enough or criticizes you, will that wreck you emotionally or impact your self-esteem or self-worth?
When you aren’t consciously aware of who you are and why it matters, your foundation will be easily shaken. You’ll find yourself easily thrown off balance and into preventable crises, living for other people and letting them determine how your life plays out.
Here is your true identity:
You are made in God’s image
You are His unique workmanship
You are a child of God and an heir to the Kingdom
You are beloved, chosen and accepted
You are forgiven, freed from sin and saved to have eternal life
You are a saint and citizen of heaven
God has a unique plan and purpose for your life
When you build your identity on God and take ownership of your callings including the roles and responsibilities He has designated for you, you’ll impact the lives of other people for good and God can use you to change lives and change the world. This is what gives your life meaning.
No matter how you see yourself now, no matter what you’ve done wrong in the past, how you were raised or the challenging experiences you’ve faced, you can forge a new identity that will be the foundation for who you can become.
Prayer and Confession
I am a new creation in Christ, I build my identity around this truth. I am unique, made perfectly after Christ likeness. Amen!
Further Reading: Ephesians 1, 2:20
