Who Am I? by Paulette P. Stubbs, Author & Founder of ICH Enterprises

WHO AM I?

Have you ever looked in the mirror and quietly asked yourself the question: ‘Who Am I?”  These three simple words will compel even the most intelligent of persons to think for a minute.

But before you answer, I would like for you to firstly dismiss every LIE that the world, your friends, your ex’s or even your family members have sold you over the years. Secondly, destroy and un-create all the negative labels that have followed you from your childhood, assaulted you through middle-school and became the irritating third-wheel in every intimate relationship you’ve had.

The world, too often make the mistake of attributing a person’s worth by what they do for a living or by what they have done in the past. At reunions we proudly flash our business cards with endless professional labels and boast of our accomplishments as if this will somehow validate our existence to others.

Our value is NOT derived from:

Profession or job

·        Education

·        Accomplishments (no matter how great they are)

·        Physical appearance (Ethnicity, Race, Weight, etc.)

·        Geographical location (suburbs, ghetto, etc.)

·        Financial Landscape (wealthy, on-welfare, debt)

·        Possessions

·        Marital Status (Single, Divorced, Married)

·        Personal/Professional Network

Our value is NOT diminished by events e.g.:

·        Lost your job

·        Homeless

·        Bankrupt

·        Suffered abuse, rape, incest, etc.

·        Single (as the world portrays singleness)

·        Made poor choices

·        ___________________Fill in the blank, etc.

How is it that we seek to be affirmed by our jobs, relationships, the media and everything else except by the very one that hold the blueprint for our lives?  Can you see the irony in this unfortunate mindset?

New Self-Reality Consciousness

Our value comes from our Creator: God and his original intent for our existence are found in his Word.  Each of us has been endowed by God with a unique S.E.L.F. purpose and gifting to share with the world.  I have used the below acronym to illustrate the definition of SELF below:

S olo :                 Unique, individual

E valuation of:      Worth, significance,           

L ife:                   Existence, being

F unction:            Purpose, role, meaning

We must endeavor to re-frame our reality with what is TRUE, PURE, NOBLE and LIFE-GIVING (Phil 4:8). With this in mind, let’s discover some of the truths found in God’s Word about who WE really are:

What GOD says about YOU	Scripture reference
LOVED & CHOSEN	1 Thes. 1:4, Col 3:12
WHOLE  AND  COMPLETE	Col 2:10
FAIRFULLY & WONDERFULLY MADE	Ps. 139.14
FULL OF LOVE, POWER & A SOUND MIND	2 Tim 1:7
A TREASURED POSSESSION	Deut 7:6
MORE THAN A CONQUEROR	Rom 8:17
FREE FROM WEAKNESSES & DISEASE	Matt 8:17
BOLD AS A LION	Prov 28:1
A FRIEND OF JESUS	John 15:15
SUPPLIED WITH EVERYTHING I NEED	Phil 4:19
BLESSED WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS	Eph 1:3
ACCEPTED	Rom 15:7
AMBASSADOR	2 Cor 5:20
ALWAYS TRIUMPHANT IN EVERY SITUATION	2 Cor 2:14

When you don't know who you are, you are more likely to be subjected to the views and impositions of who you should be.