Thoughts on Identity, Part 1

It appears that many of us are still on a search to discover our true identity. I am getting a lot of positive feedback on a sentence in my book, Embraced, in chapter 12 on Identity. Here’s the sentence: “Learning your true identity has everything to do with who Christ is, rather than who you are.” Why is this striking a chord in many readers? I know why it impacts me. I have spent years finding my identity from my career, my role as a pastor, my title, my accomplishments, people’s affirmations and more. When this has gone well, I feel good about myself; when it’s gone badly, I feel terrible. We all long for a settled, secure identity not based on shifting circumstances and people’s unpredictable opinions of us. How to find that is the subject of my next instalment of Thoughts.