A Future and a Hope
- What do you do when life shakes you?
- When your health fails…
- When you lose your job…
- When you get divorced…
- When your dream flops…
- When you make that one bad decision…
- What do you do when something that has defined you your entire life is gone?
- When your platform disappears…
- When your perfect family is torn apart…
- When you go bankrupt…
- When your looks fade…
The dictionary defines identity as “who someone is, the name of a person, the qualities, beliefs, etc., that make a particular person or group different from others.” I like to say that identity comes not necessarily from who we are, but from whose we are.
I am a child of God. My foundation for who I am is grounded in my faith. In a God who loves me. In a God who gives me purpose. In a God who sees the big picture. In a God who always has a greater plan.
Who am I? I am the object of His love.
So while I may get hurt, disappointed, or frustrated by the negative side of life’s equations, my foundation doesn’t have to change. Even if I wrestle with internal feelings, I can hold on to God’s truth. I know He’s got a plan for me, even when I don’t know what it is or when it seems to look totally different than what I imagined.
This is what identity is about. It comes from God. And it gives us a future and a hope.
How do you see yourself?