“The real you is not an indecipherable, unknowable enigma.”

A thought by Steven Furtick, (2016-03-01) from his book, (UN)Qualified: How God Uses Broken People to Do Big Things (p. 48). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book

Steven continues this thought by saying, “God knows our identities perfectly. And I believe he wants to help us know ourselves as well.”

David in Psalm 139: 23-24 shows us a great place to start. He says, “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Steven says, “David asks God to know him, to test him, and to lead him. That’s exactly the attitude we need to take. Admit we don’t have all the answers. Recognize that God does. And commit to the process.”

Steven goes on to say, “Yes, we are complicated. We’ll never understand every thread, knot, and tangle in the tapestry of our identity. But the more you grow to know God, the more you will grow to know and, I believe, enjoy yourself.”

There it is. The more we grow to know God, the more we will grow to know and enjoy ourselves. That is so important in really living the life that God has created us to live. To really know Him is to really know who we are. Knowing our SHAPE, as Rick Warren calls it, shows us what God’s purpose is for our life. That is where real living comes from. By the way your SHAPE is, your Spiritual gifts, your Heart, your Abilities, your Personality, and your Experiences.

Steven then says, “I can’t promise that the journey of self-discovery will be easy. You might have a few closets to clean out. There might be some secrets hidden under the floorboards. But if you can learn to recognize and value the real you, you’ll find freedom and peace unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. So who are you? Really?”

So, who are you? Really?

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