“Who art thou?...What sayest thou of thyself?
(JOHN 1:19,22)
These two questions were directed to John the Baptist, and was answered in the affirmative. This rugged individualist knew exactly who he was. He didn’t have any problem with an identity crisis. You could certainly not accuse him of emulating others in his diet or dress; which is (especially in the latter) characteristic of those who are not happy in their own skin.
My wife and I once watched a sad, but sweet movie on TV. It was about a shy clerk, who worked in a hardware store in a small, old- fashioned town. He had no idea of who he was or was supposed to be. That is, until the local “little theater” approached him for a leading part in their next community play. It was then, after accepting the roll, he became the personification of the character he was to play. Each time through the years, whenever he was contacted by this group, and offered a part, his first question was always the same, “Who am I this time?”
No child of God need go to a book on psychology for help with this problem, but simply go to the Book of God for deliverance from this plague. And after reading and submitting to such passages as: Psl.139:14-16; Isa.64:8; Psl.100:3; Isa.44:2; Ro.9:20-21, I believe you’ll be on your way to thanking God for, what I like to call “The Unique You.
"A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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