Who am I?

It was my birthday - I believe I was turning three or four and my family thought it would be a great idea to take me to Chuck-E-Cheese’s.  Now, as a child, I loved to play games and jump into the ball pit, but when those costumed clad individuals came around ... you’d find me under the table.

Today, 31-years-old, not much has changed in relation to my appreciation, or lack there of, in all things masks, puppets and costumes.  I don’t like things that hide where I cannot see the “whole picture”; the unknown makes me uneasy and very uncomfortable.  I’d much rather live a life where I can fully see those around me.  “Just Be Yourself”.  But how does one go about being “themselves”?

In my opinion, it starts with your identity in who you are.  For Christians, we take it one step further ... Who are we in Christ?  This question has caused many a “head scratching” over the years as it can be a confusing term, but one I hope to help clarify.

Who we are in Christ is defined by our lives and how we live them.  But, who are we?  We are the children of THE Creator of ALL things.  We are the disciples chosen to spread the truth, the Word and the love of Christ.  We are who we were made to be; each individual, each quirk, each talent, each flaw... we were made fearfully and wonderfully.  We are Christ Followers ... followers of His actions, His beliefs, His teachings...  We are God’s! 

Sometimes it can be frustrating to work with people who do not think the way we do, who don’t do things the way we would do them or how we used to do them.  It’s annoying how something we are so passionate about does not seem to even matter to our neighbor.  Yet, that’s what is so amazing about humanity.  We have different people with different passions and different talents and different flaws.  We were made imperfect so that we would work together, so where we may lack, someone else could fill the gap.  Like the cliche goes, we’re a bunch of puzzle pieces that need to find our matches so that we can unmask the beautiful creation that God placed us on this planet to reveal.

So who am I?

I am a Christ follower.  I’m a creator, a designer, an artist, a singer; I love gardening/landscaping, art (creating and observing), music, writing and playing video games.  I can be snarky but smile a lot.  I’m not easily offended but extremely protective.  I enjoy fashion and getting a rise out of people with some of my “hair choices”.  I’m sarcastic and not patient at all.  I’m the perfect version of myself because I am who God made me to be. 

I am a fearfully and wonderfully made ME.

And who are we?

We Are His!

Simple as that.