Identity Crisis
Throughout my life, I’ve felt like I’ve had a different identity in different settings.
Growing up, I was known as the picky eater in my family. When I got married, my wife’s family referred to me as the guy who would eat anything.
In some groups, I was labeled the funny guy. My dry sense of humor seemed to be a hit with these folks, so I cracked a lot of jokes. Unfortunately, when I tried to make a serious point, these friends assumed I was joking and laughed.
In other situations, I was considered the serious guy. When I tried to make a joke, silence followed, and I had to explain I was joking.
When I’m discussing issues with different friends or relatives, my views sometimes are labeled “conservative” or “liberal.” The views I present are the same, but they are being interpreted through vastly different worldviews.
This month’s Light & Life Magazine discusses our identity in Jesus Christ, which is far more important and constant than how other people identify us. According to 2 Corinthians 1:22, God “has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us” (NLT).
Downloadable PDF: LLM January 2015
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Features
- Table of Contents
- [Feature]: Never Too Old
- [Foundation]: Not Witness Protection
- [Bishops]: Scarred and in Love
- [History]: Bishop Emeritus Robert F. Andrews 1927±2014
- [Action]: Cultivate Health
- [Free Methodist Church News and Briefs]: Prayer Summit to Launch National Prayer Ministry
- [Discipleship]: The Junior High Philosophy