1.1 Where do you currently struggle with a sense of your identity
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Where do you currently struggle with a sense of your identity? Is there a
role you have in life where you feel unsure, unsettled or where you think
you are failing to live up to who you should be in some way? Describe your
experience. How do these areas of uncertainty affect your ability to stand
firm when conflict or difficulties arise or to be secure?
I have struggled with identity for many years up until recently. I have recently
concluded that I am me. I know that sounds generic or strange. However, I spent
a lot of energy and time trying to please others. Trying to be the perfect wife, a
devoted daughter, a caring sister, and a Christian. With these expectations I lost
who I was and struggled to be happy and content with myself. When I turned
thirty, I had a moment of clarity.There is one role in my life that I feel unsure
and that I am failing. I believe anyone who has experienced infertility will
agree. The feeling of not being able to do something that is considered natural.
Not being able to fill that hole of wanting and needing for something that may
never happen. The feeling of guilt and anger at yourself for being jealous and
judgmental of those that have what you want and take it for granted. I have
accepted that this is part of who I am, and the path God has set me on. This does
mean that I am not bitter or sad, it just means I carry on in hope that one day it
will happen. This area of uncertainty does not affect my ability or willingness to
stand firm when conflict or difficulties arise or to be secure. I have accepted
this uncertainty as a part of my life and that I must live with it. I cannot give up
or simply stop living because of it. I must continue for myself, my husband, and
my family.
When you think of how God sees you or what he expects from you, what
comes to mind? Is the picture positive, negative or a mixture of both?
Explain any thoughts, images, or feelings you immediately have when
considering this idea. How do you think these reactions affect how you
relate to or respond to God?
I found this question difficult to process. I don’t dare to assume how God views
me. That thought almost frightened me when I tried to consider it. However, as
for what he excepts from me is the same as anyone else. To be kind, respectful,
loving, and supportive to those around us. To help share the scripture and help
those lost find their way. Also, to live in a way that allows grace to be given and
displayed. I believe that I am aware of what God expects of me. However, does
anyone ever really know what is expected of them?
Spend a moment reading and reflecting on the verses from Ephesians 3:17-
19 in the scripture section of this devotion. Based on these verses, what does
it mean to be “filled to the measure of all the fullness of God”? What is the
connection between understanding God’s love and experiencing this
fullness? What connection do you think these verses have to identity as a
Christian?
God is the controlling factor at any given moment that will governor our
feelings, desire, thoughts, hopes, relationships, words, actions, reactions, and all
aspects of our lives. We must understand that God is a constant in our lives and
has control over our actions. We must accept and respect this to truly experience
God’s love and experience this fullness. As a Christian we are taught this early
and grow and shape our lives with this knowledge.
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