dailydatewithgod

Who Am I is one of the most fundamental questions we ask ourselves.  We draw answers from our experiences, our culture, our family, and a number of sources outside of ourselves.  It is when we take the question to the inner realm of our hearts that we can explore the true depths of who we are.  Our identity is not only who we present to the outside world but that which is operating within ourselves.  Our identity is how we talk to ourselves, what is most important to  us, what our intentions are and from where we draw our power.  If we rely on outside people or circumstances alone to define our identities we become chameleons.  This will fuel our lives for a while but to the extent which it is incongruent with our true selves it will not last. I tried this route most of my life.  I worked hard to be identified as someone who everyone liked. I saw it as essential to my safety because in my mind if you were disappointed or disliked me for any reason, I was not safe.  It was not until recovery and my daily dates with God taught me how to build and inner sense of safety that it was possible to be more of my true identity in the world.  I had to learn to sit in the quiet with the layers of identity on top of my heart and inventory what was true versus what was protection.  It is not an easy or one time process but it grants me the freedom and peace to show up in the world as my true identity.