You Are Not Your Image

For so long I confused who I was with my image. I thought because I looked a certain way that was who I was. It's so easy to mistake our identity with our image when we are not sure of who we are. Your identity lies in what you believe. As a Christian I believe in Jesus, and I believe I am to live my life in the same way that He did when He was here on earth. I am to carry His ways, and thought patterns. It is because of my belief in Jesus I know who I am. The Bible teaches me how to live according to my heart posture, the positioning of my thoughts, even down to how I should talk.

"The Bible teaches me how to live according to my heart posture, the positioning of my thoughts, even down to how I should talk."

Whatever we believe is what we will be. I believe I am a child of God so that is how I show up in this world. When you stand for nothing you will fall for anything is such a true statement. Before my encounter with Jesus I was lost. I didn't have a sense of direction or purpose for my life. I had no goals or ambition. I looked forward to partying with friends each weekend. It was all that I knew. My encounter with Jesus revealed to me just how much I needed to change. It showed me who I was and that wasn't who I wanted to be. Having Jesus to look to gives you a place in His Kingdom. Knowing your place in His Kingdom gives you a sense of self.