What's Your Identity?
I realize whenever I feel small and beaten, it’s not because I suddenly lose all capabilities, skills, and self-worth, but because I lose sight of my identity.
As an adult, it seems life has been set to kick me down and strip me of all innocence but then again I believe I have the strength within to always get back up.
Building a strong inner core cannot be overemphasized. A body workout routine will help but it’s not all there is, the real strength comes from exercising my spirit and keeping it in good shape.
Oh no, it’s really not that deep……well it’s actually quite deep. You see, whenever I start indulging in things I know I shouldn’t be doing, it pushes me away from God and all that He says about me.
Now the problem is that the only identity I have is in God and when I’m far, I give life the power to pull me down and fill my spirit with a counter identity that creates turmoil within (imagine tom and jerry going all cat and rat on your inside).
Being the over-thinker that I am, this turmoil pulls my mind into a million different places reminding me of all the rejection, disappointments, failures, betrayals, loneliness, and every other negative vibe I could internalize.
The real blessing is that God is a merciful Father and He’s ever ready to remind me of who I am as long as I’m listening, and that’s how I always get my groove back!
Who are you? Where does your identity come from?
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~The Christian Feminist~