Who Am I? Exploring Our Identity in Christ – Series Wrap Up

All this month on the blog we’ve been digging into God’s Word to explore our identity in Christ in order to answer the question, “Who am I?” We’ve looked to passages in Scripture that address this question, to see what God says and why it matters. Here’s our series wrap up. 

Like I said in the introduction to this series,

Our identity in Christ truly affects everything. …Daily life is shaded a different hue when viewed through the lenses of our identity in Jesus Christ!

What We Talked About

I wrote to remind us that Being God’s Child Gives a Different View. I said, “We learn better than to look to this world for hope or fulfillment – instead, we know to look to God. We view trials, tests, difficulties of life differently… hardships are a fact of life in a fallen world; we experience them with a loving Father beside us, helping us and guiding us through. Trials can wean us from love for this world and ready us for an eternity with God in heaven!” God secures our eternity by His gift: Jesus!

Jaime wrote that our Identity in Christ is Fruitful. She mentioned that sometimes she gets caught in the “comparison game.” (Don’t we all?) She wrote, “When I start playing the comparison game, it’s helpful to remember who I am in Christ and what he’s called me to do.” What a great reminder! Jaime further explains that though we all go through seasons of feeling unfruitful, “…even when it’s quiet in my world and it doesn’t seem like I’m doing anything, I can rest in knowing that I am a branch, connected to Christ, and fruit will come.”

Do You Know Enough Already? Lisa tells us, “Knowledge can be power. But when we think we don’t know enough to be a “good” Christian? Or we don’t know enough to deserve God’s love? Or to share His good news with others? We’re misguided. We do know enough already. It’s not just our own knowledge that gets us out of tight spots or into healthy places. It’s the Lord’s knowledge through us.” She reminds us that we already know enough to be used by God and we can rest from striving to know it all. How wonderful!

Cheli Sigler joined us on the blog with a guest post called, My Identity in Christ is Real. Cheli encouraged us by the fact that Jesus calls us to more than a “basic” Christian life; He calls us to REAL life in Christ! She wrote, “From Genesis to Revelation, God reveals His plan, and, all along the way, invites me to partake in every aspect of Christ’s life— His REAL life.” She then gave us four ways we can participate in Christ’s life in our here and now and ways we can show others what real life in Christ looks like.

A Little Summary

Because our identity is in Christ, we view life differently because we’re His kids, remind ourselves that we are a vine in His branch, that we already know enough to be used by God, and  that God has invited us to live our whole life authentically!

Our Identity in Christ is who we are.