Who You Are and Who You Should Be

"Identity"

I see the world in desperation
People always long for more attention
Searching themselves on things that are worthless
And in the end it leaves them helpless

People wandering in the road of emptiness
Desperately looking for temporary happiness
Thirsty for likes, to fill up their insecurities
Hungry for followers to build up their ego

People worship appearances and good looks
People adore fame in this world more than books
People follow the flow of futility
More than a person’s humility

Share, Post, Like, React
Conforming to everything trendy
And what the world says fancy
In the end, it leaves them empty, helpless!

Putting on a mask so the world could
Define them perfect and happy
But deep inside, their minds are torturing them endlessly

“You’re not good enough”.
”You’re not pretty as her”,
“You’re not as smart as him”,
“You are a nobody”
“No one likes you, and no one will ever will”

Oh the lies how they make your soul sink in anguish
Oh the lies that tear your soul in perish

Why, Why would you indulge yourself in this worthlessness
Why, Why would you search your Identity in this hopelessness
The world doesn’t define who you are

Not on the number of likes in your latest facebook post
Not on the number of hearts on your French toast

You are created more than this
Because you are created in the image of His!
The image of God!

Don’t you know that there’s only one voice that we should listen to
The voice of the Way, the truth, and the life
Because that should really do

Why, why do you keep listening and conforming to the
Endless pattern of lies, envy, injustice
Haven’t you realized that someone loves you!
He had even gave His one and only son for you
He created the stars and the skies and sees you beautiful

He calls you fearfully and wonderfully made
Don’t you know that you and I
We are not a mistake!
So stake your claim, He knows your name!
Lies are lame, don’t let the devil win his game

This is the truth, this is the fruit
This should be your reality
Your true Identity

Regardless of what brand of shoes you are wearing
Regardless of the price tags in your clothes
Even the number of contacts you have in your phones
You are created more
You are created by the Lord of Lords!
Your worth isn’t measured by such things
So stop these worthless feelings
And start believing



Created by: Kathryn Icuspit (2017)
Source:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1920590124647896&id=100000907825052

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Who You Are

Who are you, and who you should be? The first thing that comes to my mind is my name. My name is Jane, and I'm identified as Jane. It can also be your nationality or social status. It can be in your school or office ID with your face picture along with a school or company name, your signature and other profile information. Identity matters, because it is how we are classified and known as an individual. We may notice that even though a person has a twin, there are differences in their body features, as well as their character. 

How You are Defined?

People have a lot of definitions about how to identify themselves. It can be with impressions towards others when seeing their appearance. Some might call a man luxurious when he owns a grand mansion and a lot of vehicles, and also runs many business companies. A beggar can easily be identified when you saw someone 'ugly' or 'nasty' on the street, begging for alms. Some people will dress themselves according to what their favorite artists wear or do, just to be known as a 'fan'. What is popular and trendy, they add up to their status. Followed by likes, reactions, shares, and comments on Facebook, most individuals wanted to gain fame. 

Who Do You Imitate?

People were getting more eager to change their appearance because of the blemishes they see in themselves. Just to be 'in,' some might give up their dignity and take the step to get out of their comfort zone and press on to what most people might like. "Let's do this," "let's do that...." They try to imitate the things that are not supposed to be what they are. We are created uniquely, with a different purpose. We must not imitate what the world offers as temporary. We must look to the One whom we are to be identified with. To be identified in Christ. We cannot buy our identity because it has been given to us already. All we need to do is to accept it and be contented of who we are. This contentment is not by accepting that you are poor, or ugly, or underestimated, but that you know that you must be fulfilled. Worldly desires cannot fulfill us because they are just fleeting. We must have the desire of what is greater than the things of this world, but that which is eternal. 

Who You Should Be?

To be identified is to show your reality, and you cannot base it on what you do or what you have. Your identity is not by branding. "Regardless of what brand of shoes you are wearing" or "of the price tags in your clothes," you are designed well by the Wonderful Creator. Even if you have disabilities, you are to be grateful because you are regarded as beautiful in His sight. No matter what they say, you are "fearfully and wonderfully made." You are His masterpiece, and your life has more worth than any gold or jewelry. You are to be identified in the One who is to be in control of your life, not by sinful desires but that which is pure and of the Heavenly.


Genesis 1:27 ESV
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. 

The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Ephesians 2:10 ESV
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus 

for good works, which God prepared beforehand, 

that we should walk in them.