Identity

"So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them."
-Genesis 1:27

One of the biggest battles of our day, Christian or not, is the battle of identity. For the majority of people in our culture, identity is found in who others say we are. We are defined by others in a number of ways: hobbies, interests, jobs, relationships, accomplishments, mistakes, etc.
So many people spend their entire lives trying to live up to or live down an identity that was forced upon them by others or by the culture.

Your true identity has already been defined and settled by God in the beginning and identity finds its fullest fulfillment in a relationship with Jesus Christ:
"For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with..." -Romans 6:6

You are not your job. You are not your circumstances. You are not your handicaps. You are not your weaknesses. You are not your mistakes. You are not your skills or talents. You are not who you're in a relationship with. You are not other people. You are not who other people say you are.

In Christ, and only in Christ, is your true identity found. Believers, know that your are a Christ follower, a disciple, first and foremost. That is your identity. Everything else is secondary.

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