Most people struggle with this question of identity at some point in their life. But this is a very important question which needs to be addressed. I try to address this question based on what Bible says about my identity. Until few years back, I struggled with this question and lived a life of "no identity, no purpose". Once I found the answer to this question, life became meanignful and I could face all those times of frustration, disappointment and boredom.
The straight answer to this question is "I am the son of living God, who is the creator of heaven and earth". In the very first page of bible, it was clearly mentioned that every individual is created in the image of God, irrespective of race, status, sex.
"God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth." Genesis 1:26
From the above verse, it is very clear that I am created in the image, likeness of God, which means I am a very important person, so is every individual. The image, likeness that are being refered here mean that we are created to have a character like that of God. We are supposed to be holy like God, loving like God, to have faith like that of God, to have the creative ability like that of God.
Well, you might wonder if every individual is created to have a character like God's, why don't we experience it in others. Well, the answer is that once Adam and Eve disobeyed God by yielding to the temptation, the whole human race lost it's identity. This is the reason, we don't experience God like character in us. This is the reason, people struggle with the question of their identity.
Moving on to find my lost identity, I found another verse in the bible. Here it is: "But to as many as did receive and welcome Him(Jesus), He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name" John 1:12. From this verse, we see that every one gets the previlege to become the child of God if he believes in Jesus Christ. The moment, I believe in Jesus, I will regain my identity - a child of God and I will have the likeness of my Father(God).
This truth takes away lot of struggle and confusion. I don't need to struggle with lack of identity anymore. I don't have to copy anyone. I can be my self just as God has created me. By the way, I am the best if I behave the way God created me. You will be the best if you could find your identity and be like what God has created you to be.
I will address "How to regain my God given identity?" in another post.
May God help you to understand your true identity.
The straight answer to this question is "I am the son of living God, who is the creator of heaven and earth". In the very first page of bible, it was clearly mentioned that every individual is created in the image of God, irrespective of race, status, sex.
"God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth." Genesis 1:26
From the above verse, it is very clear that I am created in the image, likeness of God, which means I am a very important person, so is every individual. The image, likeness that are being refered here mean that we are created to have a character like that of God. We are supposed to be holy like God, loving like God, to have faith like that of God, to have the creative ability like that of God.
Well, you might wonder if every individual is created to have a character like God's, why don't we experience it in others. Well, the answer is that once Adam and Eve disobeyed God by yielding to the temptation, the whole human race lost it's identity. This is the reason, we don't experience God like character in us. This is the reason, people struggle with the question of their identity.
Moving on to find my lost identity, I found another verse in the bible. Here it is: "But to as many as did receive and welcome Him(Jesus), He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name" John 1:12. From this verse, we see that every one gets the previlege to become the child of God if he believes in Jesus Christ. The moment, I believe in Jesus, I will regain my identity - a child of God and I will have the likeness of my Father(God).
This truth takes away lot of struggle and confusion. I don't need to struggle with lack of identity anymore. I don't have to copy anyone. I can be my self just as God has created me. By the way, I am the best if I behave the way God created me. You will be the best if you could find your identity and be like what God has created you to be.
I will address "How to regain my God given identity?" in another post.
May God help you to understand your true identity.
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