Who am I...really??

So today in Psychology my teacher basically said that who we are is based on other people's perception of us. This thought is freaking me out a little....she said if you dump out your name and all of the titles people give you (like...smart, funny, pure, Christian) what's left? Well when she first said this I couldn't think of one thing that made me me...away from who other people have told me I am. But as the day has gone on , I've been thinking and praying about it.  

And as I thought about it, God spoke to me. He said...You aren't who other people think you are. You are what I made you to be. It's comforting to be His, in Him I have an identity. I'm a child of the king,

 

John 1:12 "But whoever did want him, 

who believed he was who he claimed and would do what he said, He made to be their true selves, their child-of-God selves." 

That's the message version, so it's a paraphrase, but I can't help but realize how true that is in my life today. "Their true selves" not who we think we are because of some that has hurt us, not who we perceive ourselves to be, not who our parents or our mentours want us to be, but our true selves in Christ.I'm forgiven, I'm a mess without Him, I'm passionate about serving Him, he has given me the gift of music, and compassion. So I'm able to wipe away all of that mess that people tell me I am.

 I'm too emotional, well God says that's compassion, i just have to learn how to make it work for good and not for negative. I'm smart, God has given me the gift of intelligence, not for myself, but so I can later go on and do His work. I'm too quiet...I listen more than I speak. I can understand people and have compassion for them because instead of focusing on me and my story, I'm focusing on them and their story.

 I'm loving my identity in Him. When I look through and see what he sees I can understand myself. I can also understand how I fit into society, I'm not just a random nobody thrown into the mix of genetics to keep the human race going, I'm a child of the King and I'm a part of the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:27 "Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it." Not only does that make me very humble, but it makes me nervous....I have to fulfill that role. But as soon as I begin to get nervous I remember this verse : You keep him in perfect peace

whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

—Isaiah 26:3

So no...I'm not buying what she's saying. I'm not formed by the society I live in , or by the people around me. I'm formed by the only God, the King. In Him I find my true identity.  And it's not about being perfect. It's about having my heart and soul set on Him. I'm so ready to see what else the devil will throw at me to bring me closer to Christ.

 Thank you God for this message in my heart today.