Oh where, oh where has my identity gone?

You know what I've noticed lately? There are a lot of Christians with identity crisis's. In fact, I used to have one myself. I was constantly wondering "Who am I? What am I even here for?"

What made it worse was that the more I searched within myself, the more disgusted I became. You know why? Because I found out that I'm human. That may sound kinda silly, and even cliche, but do you realize what being human means? I can do nothing right. LITERALLY. And it also means that my worth = zilch-- or, at least, it used to..

But that was before Jesus found me. Who I am now  is a whole new story.

Have you ever watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition? Have you seen how they completely gut the house and rebuild it? That's what happened to me. All of the old things have passed away, and all things have become new. (2 Cor. 5:17) And you know what else? He actually payed the highest possible price for all of us, even though we are worthless.

You may be saying "What does this have to do with identity crisis's?"

Well, let me tell you :)

If we've become Christians, we don't have to worry about who we are. "For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God." (Colossians 3:3)

So who am I? I am God's child. My life, my past, my misery--everything has been covered by God. I am His. I need no longer feel like I'm drowning in the sea of the the worlds expectations, because if I hold onto God's hand, He'll pull me above the waves. And I don't need to feel worthless, because I am now the adopted daughter of the King of the universe! I am His.

Thank you Jesus.

~Annie