Identity Restored (What If, Part 1)
Most of humanity lives in pursuit of identity. We chase approval, possessions, titles, and achievements as if they could answer the haunting question: Who am I? Yet no matter how much we collect, the soul whispers back: It’s not enough.
But what if the question of identity was never ours to solve?
What if the truth of who we are has always been hidden in Christ, waiting to be unveiled? What If Your Worth Was Never in Question?
The apostle Paul called it the great mystery:
“Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).
Not “Christ near you.” Not “Christ one day in the future.” Christ in you. Already.
If humanity truly believed this, the frantic chase for worth would end. We would no longer live as orphans, hustling for approval. We would rest as sons and daughters, waking each morning to the reality that we are already embraced, already named, already whole.
The early church father Athanasius wrote,
“He became what we are that He might make us what He is.” (On the Incarnation)
In Jesus, God does not simply visit humanity—He takes our very flesh into Himself. The incarnation is not God dressing up in humanity like a costume. It is God forever wedding Himself to our human nature so that what is true of Jesus can be true of us.
If Christ is already in us, then our identity is no longer defined by what we do or fail to do. It is defined by who He is. And He has chosen to share Himself with us fully.
Scripture’s Witness:
Galatians 2:20 (NASB): “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” Paul doesn’t describe a distant possibility but a present reality.
John 1:12 (NASB): “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God.” The gospel is not an invitation to climb higher but a revelation of who we already are in Him.
Romans 8:16 (Mirror Bible): “His Spirit resonates within our spirit to confirm the fact that we originate in God.”
If humanity awoke to this truth, striving would lose its power. The endless cycles of “not enough” would be silenced by the voice of the Father saying, “You are My beloved child, in whom I am well pleased.”
Identity restored is not about becoming something new through our own effort. It is about remembering what has always been true: Christ in us, the hope of glory.
What if you lived today as though your worth was never in question?
Reflection Prompt:
Take 5 minutes today in silence. Breathe deeply and ask yourself:
•Where in my life am I still chasing worth?
•What changes if I believe my worth has already been settled in Christ within me?
Write down a sentence beginning with:
Because Christ is in me, I am…
Let this become a declaration of your restored identity.
