Who Am I??

You...that's a pretty deep topic. I mean how often do we actually think about who we are? We go around school and jobs being us...or do we? That's a question that can be up for debate and be a tough question to answer. For each person it is different, no one person is the same. In a way that makes it all the more difficult. One can not go to a friend and ask "Who am I?", but only you and God know that. Your friends might know your likes and dislikes, but do they always know your deepest desires? Then again, whose decision is it on who you are? It is definitely not theirs and not your parents, though they will try and lead you in a certain direction. So, the question is, how do you find out who you really and truly are? One can find out through others, but in my opinoin, most of the time it is through something different and sometimes an eye opening experience.

Finding your TRUE self is different than just finding the surfacy stuff that everyone sees. A way that I have seen the best, or otherwise the worst in myself, is when something bad happens. Now I'm not saying that you should wait for something bad to happen, but think back to a trial that happened in your life and what you might have discovered. For me its been trials like losing my grandma, breaking my leg, and others. For you it might be different. In learning who I really am, I've learned that I will never fully know. I might know some things, but I will never know everything because I am not perfect and with each struggle I will find something new about myself that I did not see before.

I've learned knew things because it is God's way of refining me. He isn't doing it to make us hurt, but to make us better. He wants the best for us and shows us who we are through all sorts of situations in our life.

So, one might ask, "So who are you?" and my reply would be two things. It would be the obvious-the likes and dislikes and common standard things about me, but it would also be something else. My answer would also be "I don't know", but I do know that I am God's child and he is refining me so I will always be learning about my TRUE self, whether I want to find out or not. But in the end I know I will be thankful for the journey. I mean who likes a story with no hardships and redeeming triumphs?

So...who are you?