"God, I Need You To Be My Identity"

David called last week. "I need a favor." The 20's group at Viña Anonos has been studying about identity... who they are in Jesus. And, in his words, "Now we need a woman's perspective."

And I was wicked excited. And wicked scared. Because in the past eight months Jesus has been doing painfully intense, good, and deep work in my heart and my thinking in regards to who I am in Him. And when that work has been done, it becomes our responsibility to share it with others... but it is new. And it is still raw. Therefore, it is scary to talk about.

But the Holy Spirit did some awesome work in my heart before sharing on Saturday night. Giving the gentle reminder that all He was asking me to do was tell my story. My responsibility was to be obedient. How people reacted/accepted/rejected was HIS responsibility. Not mine.

By the time I started talking, I was excited! The words flowed. The truth was shared. And the Holy Spirit did His thing, as we talked about how we often listen to outside voices, instead of believing the truth of what the Bible says about our identity.

I was telling a friend about it a few days later, and he said, "Are you free tomorrow?" The kids that he works with at Funda Vida are also talking about identity and he wanted me to share. So, last night I went to the other side of the city and talked to 30 more 11-22 year olds about who Jesus says we are in Him.

And one of the leaders of the Funda Vida clubs was there, and asked me to come to another location next week. Exciting stuff! It doesn't get much better than having the opportunity to share the truth of what the Bible says about our identity... from a heart that is still relishing the newness of choosing TRUTH over lies in my own head and heart.

"I know that sitting with the discomfort of releasing a false identity is the only way back to my real-est identity. Which is a child of God. 

And as a child of God- I don’t have to produce a damn thing to be worthy. 

I just AM. 

I just have to remember that. 

That truth is uncomfortable at first – and then it turns into the only lasting comfort on Earth." 

Glennon Melton