Identities

MORNING THOUGHTS ☕️

I woke up this morning thinking about identities…old and new. And why our old identities try to pull us BACK so often when our new identities beckon us FORWARD. Here are a few things I jotted down about my own.

OLD IDENTITY:

{I NEED to}:

Produce

Perform

Be the best

Work the hardest

Climb the ladder

Be seen

Be recognized

Be a leader

Rely on self

Protect myself

Look out for #1

My old identity was rooted in performance because I didn’t know who I was or my value or worth and so I felt I had to BE more and DO more in order to be found valuable.

NEW IDENTITY:

{I GET to}:

Live from rest

Just be

Operate from peace

Serve

Love

Follow

Not compare

Not compete

Not strive

Rely on others

Be vulnerable

These are just a few but you get the point.

Laying down the old to embrace the new (which isn’t really new because it was the OG before the world came in and tried to tell us who we were supposed to be) can be hard. It’s a journey and the only way I’ve walked out of one and into the other was by holding Jesus’ hand and listening to him more than others and more than myself.

It’s a journey worth taking.

xox.eb