This morning as I started my morning I have been thinking of a question. It seems rather simple, but rather complicated. What defines who we are? What defines who I am?
One might think it is a rather simple question to answer, but in all reality try to answer it. I have run into a few people that say that they are a Christian, but does that define who they are? We are not what we do, but who we are, so what does that make us? I am a human man, that is a start on the definition, but what then? Do my choices really define me? Does my thoughts define me? Does what I say define me? All of which could be the defining power of who I am.
People all around us are struggling with there identities. I have a friend, who says she needs to be with a man to know who she is. Well, I don't agree with that, because what happens when the man leaves. I think that is one of the keys, we can't use other people to define us. You may be married, but it isn't your spouse that defines who you are. Identity is a personal journey, so why am I sharing it with you, because you also need to discover what identifies you.
Today, my job, where I live, my marriage status, none of that defines me, but what I believe is the sole definition of the defining power. Do you believe what you believe is really real? If you say you are a Christian, that only says you want to be classified with a group. But can you imagine changing that up and saying, I believe that God sent His Son Jesus to save us from ourselves, to define the person we are. It is only through Him that I am defined. Our definition of ourselves are not what we do, our status in life, but what we believe. Living by faith, not by the concept that others will be the definition of ourselves. It is in us that Jesus lives. It is walking in the light, it is living not to say we are right, but letting us reflect the Son's light. We are called to be the moons and He is the Son.
As you read this, think about what defines you.
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