Who am I?

I believe that one of the biggest problems with people today is that we fail to recognize or have the slightest idea as to who we are. I can recall many instances in which I've said "I just need to figure out who I am." Well, what does that even mean? Of course I know who I am. Who doesn't know who they are? However, I'm not referring to identity on the outside. I'm referring to internal identity. My pastor at NewSpring challenged us to figure out what we are passionate about; what drives us. That shouldn't be a hard question, but as I sat there with my pen touching the notecard and not moving, I realized I had no idea what I am passionate about. Sure, I could think of a few little things. I'm passionate about my friends, caring for others, and finding out what God wants me to do with my life. These things are so general, though, that they could apply to anyone. I realized that I need to focus more on what drives me. What do I live for? What is so important to me that I would live and die for it? The obvious answer is God, but that's too general. I felt the sudden need to dig deeper. Then I realized that I could dig as deep as I could into my own soul and still not find anything. I have to seek God first. By looking upward instead of inward, I know that I can truly find out who I am; my identity. None of us will ever truly know who we are until we know WHY we are. God created us for a reason. He made us a certain size, a certain color, a certain way on purpose. Until we figure out that purpose and fully accept that God is the reason we are here, we will never be able to understand ourselves. We need to stop looking in the mirror and instead look between the pages in our bibles. Only then will we truly know who we are.

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