Who Identifies You?

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. - Ephesians 2:10 NKJV

How confident are you with your identity in Christ? Are you secure in Him, no matter what others think about you? A while ago, it seemed like someone I value and respect threw a negative label at me. To be honest, it really bothered me. None of us like having a negative label put on us. Those labels can sting even more if they come from someone we trust. It brought up memories of other times people threw a negative label at me and I found myself going down a frustrated, angry rabbit hole. I took some time to pray, and the Lord spoke to my heart and asked me who I wanted to be defined by. Do I want to be defined by those who dislike me? Do I want to be defined by those who think I’m a pretty nice guy? In reality, we shouldn’t be defined by either of those choices. Those definitions can be pretty inaccurate and fleeting at best. We should seek to be defined by the One who knit us together in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13) and who calls us by our true name (Isaiah 43:1). We should be defined by our Heavenly Father. The more secure we are in Him, and who He declares us to be, the better we can navigate through the challenges and accusations thrown at us by those who don’t see us as God does. As we rest in our true identity in Christ we have peace no matter what others think about us. We have more confidence to make the changes He calls us to make, embrace His transformation process, and grow to be more and more like Him.