Who am I?

Who am I? Is a question we may all ask ourselves at one point or another.

Am I a spouse?

Am I a parent?

Am I a sibling?

Am I my profession?

Or,

Am I what I portray on social media?

The truth is we are not defined by what we do. We somehow think that being who we are is insufficient. We let the seed of doubt plant into our hearts like weeds. They take hold to the point of suffocation. Weeds can grow quickly, absorbing most of the nutrients around. If you allow doubt to grow it can overwhelm you causing your identity to be smothered. It is important that our identity be rooted in Jesus Christ! 

Colossians 2:7

Having been deeply rooted [in Him] and now being continually built up in Him and [becoming increasingly more] established in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude.

Our relationships change, our skills decline, and our careers tend to evolve. Those things don't really reflect who we are. The Bible doesn't use a list like we do, to define who we are. When you get to know who God is, you find who you are in the process. God will equip you for the task ahead. He doesn’t give us things we already know how to do, but gives us situation where we are to run to Him and ask who am I, to be chosen, and then He shows us. We don’t have to be the strongest, smartest or the bravest, Moses asked God who am I? God responds certainly I will be with you.

Exodus 3:11-12

But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 And God said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve and worship God at this mountain.”

Moses didn't believe that he was capable of what was being asked of him.  We tend to also demote ourselves in the things that are asked of us. When we believe that God is with us we start to build confidence in who we are. Not by our own doing or knowledge, but because of God living in us. All we have to do is move, work and God will do the rest. 

Our feelings are not factual, what we say about ourselves is constantly altered by our mood. We are constantly learning, growing and changing. Despite these modifications, there is Someone who knows us entirely, and despite that, He is committed to our union. Our union with Christ remains unchanging, not contingent on our efforts but on His sacrificial act. When we shift our perspective to see our identity as a gift from Christ rather than something to be earned, we can experience true freedom, secure in the knowledge that our identity is eternally preserved.

Colossians 2:6

'Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in [union with] Him [reflecting His character in the things you do and say—living lives that lead others away from sin], '

We have an identity in Christ!