Secure in Who He Says I Am

 

Rediscovering Identity in Christ

📖 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me…” — Galatians 2:20

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🎭 The Stripping of Titles

Wife.
Ministry Leader.
Teacher.
Video/Audio recorder.
“Her husband’s helper.”
“His biggest supporter.”
“Mom of...”

We collect these titles over the years like name badges—each one offering a little sense of purpose, belonging, and identity. But what happens when those titles are stripped away?

When your husband dies.
When the ministry ends.
When the children grow up.
When the church forgets.
When you're no longer "needed."

Who are you then?

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💔 The Quiet Identity Crisis No One Talks About

Most people talk about what you do.
Few ask, Who are you when no one is clapping?
What’s left when the applause fades, and your name isn't on the bulletin anymore?

It’s a disorienting silence. One that makes you ask, “Am I still valuable if I’m no longer visible?”

If you’ve wrestled with that question, you’re not alone.

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✝️ The Identity That Cannot Be Taken

Galatians 2:20 gives us a radical reminder:

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me…”

This verse doesn’t just speak to salvation—it speaks to identity.
Your true identity is not wife, widow, leader, helper, or title-bearer.
Your true identity is Christ in you.

When the old labels fall off, the truest one remains:
Loved. Known. His.

This isn’t poetic. It’s liberating.

Because if your identity was built on a title, then losing the title would mean losing yourself.
But if your identity is built on Christ, you’re safe—even when everything else changes.

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🌱 When Loss Becomes Rebirth

Losing a title can feel like death. But in God’s economy, death is often the beginning of new life.

• When Naomi lost “wife” and “mother,” God birthed redeemer through her grief.

• When Paul lost his identity as a religious leader, he gained the title servant of Christ.

• When Jesus laid down glory, He was given the Name above every name.

The world says your worth is in what you do.
But Jesus says your worth is in who you are to Him.

And maybe—just maybe—He allowed the title to fall away so that what’s eternal in you could rise to the surface.

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👣 Stepping Into a New Season

You may not feel “important” anymore.
You may miss the days when people saw you, needed you, called you.

But here’s the truth:

God still sees you.
Still calls you.
Still wants you.

Not because of a title.
But because you’re His.

And in this season, He may be doing His deepest, most personal work yet—not through your public roles, but in your private healing.

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🧾 A New Name Tag

Maybe it’s time to replace the old name tags.
Not with job descriptions.
But with truth.

• ✨ Beloved Daughter

• ✨ Chosen and Called

• ✨ Image Bearer

• ✨ Still Becoming

• ✨ Not Forgotten

These are names that never expire.
They’re not tied to a platform or performance.
They’re rooted in a Savior who never lets go.

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💬 Final Thought

So who are you without the titles?

You are [insert your name].
You are Redeemed.
You are Risen with Christ.
You are Still being written into His story.
And that is more than enough.