Identity in Christ

Have you ever wondered about Identity? Who are you? Who are you really? Are you just a creation of your environment? Or are you your own person, truly your own identity?

One of my friends blog got me thinking about this for a while. And for him it was in the case of changing his identity for his friends or to do his own thing for himself. But to be honest, sometimes even friends can be delirious and selfish. I think true friends would want the best for their friends, but at the same time want their friend to be happy. I think its better to take a humble approach, where you suggest, and not force. And to realize that what we think is best for us, might not necessarily be good for others. One mans food is another mans poison.

Now going back to identity. I was just thinking about Owen Wilson. Where he attempted to commit suicide. I wonder whether actors suffer from identity crisis. Theres so many stories about actors, when they act, they believe they are the personality, they are the person themselves. They mould their belief and identity to try and become like the person their supposed to act. I remember not too long ago, Owen Wilson acted in a movie where he attempted suicide as well. Try to slit his wrists. Just thinking of another actor in Malaysia, where he acted as a homosexual pedophile. Apparently he got too into it, that his girlfriend had to leave him as he was getting creepy. :P That actors get too caught up in being everyone else, that at the end of the day, they don't know who they really are anymore. Owen Wilson was such a funny actor and comedian. To be honest, he's one of the very last few people on my mind for me to realise that he is suffering from depression.

Yeah, back to identity, I seem to be going everywhere. So, who am I? I think a lot of people ponder about this continually day and night, and its always changing as you get older. I was John the kid, John the primary school student, John the secondary school student, John the Uni student, maybe soon John the lover, John the husband, John the businessman, John the multi-billionaire, John the great father. Hohoh.

But I guess the one thing I can continually have as a pillar of strength, the thing unchanging in my life in terms of identity. The thing that I'm always going to continue pursuing and be like. I want to be like Jesus Christ.

He is supposed to be my identity. That when I've picked up my cross to follow him, I am suppose to assume to be like him. That he has traded places with me, that where I was sick, now I'm healed, where I was poor, now I'm rich, where I was condemned, now I'm free. The revelation of his sacrifice for me, springs up love unconditional, knowing how much he has done for me, I want to walk in his footsteps, to do the things he do, to love people the way he does, to cause great signs and wonders and shake the very foundation of this earth like Jesus is still doing.

I think i'm saying these things in a very shallow manner. Because I don't have too much revelation on it yet. But I want to continue to pursue and learn more, go deeper into the identity of Christ. As therein lies the power to be more than conquerers, to overcome all of lifes circumstance, to destroy the works of the evil one on this earth. And accelerate the coming of Christ by learning how to receive and let his Glory shine through me that I may be the salt and light of this earth, and no one can deny that Jesus Christ lives.

I remember on my forum, someone asked "Whats so great about Jesus". 2000 years later, people still talk about him fervently, 2000 years later, its the most powerful religion on the face of the earth, 2000 years later, it's still going strong, and its getting stronger.

Heart of Passion

Give me a heart of Passion Dad,
Give me a heart that moves as what moves yours, break my heart for what break yours,
a heart that desperately seeks after you,
a heart that hears the gentle beat of Christ
a heart that moves with the peace of the Holy Spirit within me,
a heart that loves unrestrained,
a heart that believes in the things you have in store,
a heart that wants to move mountains
a heart that doesn't want to be left out from your path
a heart that understands the needs of the people around me,
a heart for the lost,
a heart for my brothers and sisters,

A soft, beating heart of love. And love for You, and you alone.

God is good!

Yeah, just when you think it cannot get any better, It does!

Got my tax returns! Hallelujah! Going to give a big sum to God, then save the rest for my mom & dad when they come here for holiday.

Going to fix the car so don't have to walk in the cold to work anymore. And and and, the rest to pay off my visa! Yay!

Praise God! Oh yeah, my school fee's. Ah-Koo's covering everything! YAY!

O PRAISE THE NAME OF JESUS! YAY YAY YAY!

There's more fantastic great things coming as well. But with great blessings come Great Responsibility! Hahah. Where did I get that from? hmm. :)