Identity Crisis

So as I’ve mentioned before I’m trying to get back into
blogging. Last Friday, I had the
opportunity to go to JHOP (Justice House of Prayer) in DC to hear a speaker
named Chris Berglund speak. He is
an awesome, prophetic man of God and he talked about a lot of great things, but
one of the main things that he spoke about was identity. It’s a huge blessing because if I
learned nothing else from going on the World Race it’s that my true identity is
in Christ (though I often need constant reminding!).

Identity is such a funny, confusing thing. For most, identity changes take place
fairly frequently. They can take
place from year to year or even change with the latest fashion trends. I think back on different times in my
life when I allowed sports, grades, friends, girlfriends, etc. to define who I
was. There is still that
temptation, and I’m sure there always will be, but I believe that God is moving
me away from that, and calling me to my true identity. He is allowing me to be simultaneously
LOST and FOUND in Him. I’m not
there yet but it’s amazing to think that we can be in a place with the Lord
where we can find our identity in HIM not because of what we “do�, but because
of who we “are.â€� Paul writes about
this in Galatians 2:20 when he states,

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ
lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the
Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.�

Satan desires for us to find our identity in the things of
the world. It really doesn’t
matter what it is so long as it’s not Jesus Christ. I find it interesting that EVERY single thing that the world
encourages us to find our identity in is fleeting. Money will go to someone else’s bank account when you’re
gone. Strength and beauty will
slowly fade as we grow old. Social
status and popularity become irrelevant the moment we pass away. God, however, calls us to an identity
that is firmly rooted in righteousness, and on “the Rock� that is eternal.

As Christians, it is very easy to forget that our identity
lies solely in the fact that we are Sons and Daughters of the Most High
King. Nothing needs to be added,
and once Christ becomes our identity then nothing can change that. I think back to the story of the
prodigal son. It’s interesting
that the one constant in the prodigal sons’ life was his identity as his
father’s son. Even after he
squandered his whole inheritance his father accepted him back because he was
his son. Though the prodigal son
lost his way, made mistakes, and walked away from his father, he still never stopped being a son.

With all these different ideas regarding “Identity� bouncing
around I thought it mind be useful to remind everyone what “Identity� is and
what it isn’t. So here it goes J

Women…Your Identity is NOT in: the shoes you wear, the clothes you have, the car you drive, the boy you date,
the guy you marry, the way you look with makeup, the way you look without make
up, the number on a scale, your past, your strengths, your weaknesses, your
education.

Men….Your Identity is NOT in: the clothes your wear, the kicks you rock, the attention you
get from girls, the car you drive, the amount of beer you can drink, how much
you can bench press, your degrees, the respect you receive from others.

MEN & WOMEN OF
GOD, IN JESUS CHRIST YOUR ARE: 

Let’s allow the words of
God and nothing else to define our IDENTITY!