19/02/2024
𝕀𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕪 - 𝕎𝕙𝕠 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦? 𝕎𝕙𝕠 𝕒𝕞 𝕀?
We live in a world that seeks to define us.
From the time we are born, society dictates what we should look like, what we should wear, what we should say, what we should think and what we should do to be accepted in the eyes of others.
We have been conditioned to believe that we are not good enough, pretty enough, tall enough, athletic enough, skinny enough, smart enough, funny enough, rich enough or valuable enough to belong.
In short, we are made to feel plain “not enough”.
It has not been OK to be who we were created to be.
So … who are we?
A mum, a wife, a husband, a daughter, a son, a lawyer, a teacher, a homeschool mum, a nurse, a doctor?
What happens when the seasons of life change, a divorce, children grow up and get married or move away, death, disability?
Who are we when we are no longer a mum or a daughter or a wife or we have an illness or injury, we lose our job or get poor grades in school?
Who are we then?
Who are we when all of these things are stripped away?
Twelve months ago, I had to face these questions front on. Who was I?
Over and over again, I asked this question of myself and God. Who … was … I?
I had no idea.
I came to realise that throughout my entire life, I had been moulding myself to fit in where ever I went, to try to belong and be all things to all people. My worth was tied up in the things that I did and the people that I loved.
The real me had never even existed.
As God peeled back the layers, He enabled me to know deeply that first and foremost, He loved ME. Before the foundation of the world, before I did anything, He loved ME. I am fearfully and wonderfully made by Him.
I now know my worth and value in God's eyes and I allow Him to define me.
For the last twelve months, I have been on this journey of transformation.
I have been through the fires of life but, as He promises, I am rising from the ashes.
I am more than a survivor. I am a warrior. I am an ambassador for truth. I have a voice.
I am learning and growing every day.
I am not the same person I was 12 months ago … and I won’t be the same person 12 months from now. 🙂