Faith & Me Update: Who Am I?

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Diary Entry:

I sit here reflecting on the many years I spent chasing dreams and goals, believing that my identity could be found within them. I thought that if I could look back one day and see all that I had achieved, I would find my worth. But then, I was stripped of so much—so much that I thought I needed in order to be acknowledged and valued.

As I sit here now, I realize that when all those achievements are gone and you rely solely on God and His comfort, He begins to reveal the truth. He showed me who I truly am in Him. I am loved. I am adored. I am treasured. I was created exactly how He longed for me to be.

And then it makes sense. I don't need to be anything other than me. The labels, the income, the material items—they don't matter. They don't make me any more a child of God.

That's what explodes my heart more than anything: the simple truth that I am a child of God. So precious and cared for... because I am His. Created for Him. This identity is more profound and enduring than anything I could ever achieve on my own.

In His love, I find my true worth. In His presence, I find my true identity. And it's here, in this sacred space of understanding, that I rest, knowing that I am enough just as I am…