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A Strange Revelation

2011
03.31

Tonight it hit me for the first time. I define myself by what I do for a living. I have no idea who I am apart from my job. To separate myself from my job would be to lose myself. I don’t really know what this strange revelation means or even know what I do with this information. But I do know this-

I am not what I do.

But what I don’t know is-

Who am I?

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7 Responses to “A Strange Revelation”

  1. Tiffany says:
    April 4, 2011 at 8:50 pm

    You are…
    * a sinner, saved by grace
    * a co-heir with Christ
    * a child of the King
    * a Spirit-led, non-charismatic (theologically speaking) man
    * a seeker of the Kingdom
    * a student of the Word
    * a friend
    * a creative thinker
    * an introverted lover of people
    * curious enough to want to know those people’s stories
    * a hockey fan
    * a surfer dude (or a beach bum… you can pick)
    * a Taylor Swift enthusiast
    * a movie lover, story teller, game player
    * a (recovering) perfectionist

  2. EronC says:
    April 5, 2011 at 12:49 am

    I think we need to add JB wannabe to that list as well ;) jk but seriously…thank you.

    Ps- in reference to your blog…I’m 28 not 29. Don’t age me closer to 30 yet. Let me bask in the fleeting moments of my 20′s please haha

  3. Tiffany says:
    April 5, 2011 at 9:10 am

    * a JB wannabe
    * a bit of a smart aleck ;)

    how do you know I was talking about you??? haha

  4. EronC says:
    April 6, 2011 at 5:59 am

    Yeah I like that last one too haha.

    Cmon really? You gonna try and play that card? Haha

  5. Tiffany says:
    April 6, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    haha. no. i went back and changed the age in the post. :-P

    now we gotta add another one to the list

    * a rock star

  6. EronC says:
    April 6, 2011 at 10:51 pm

    Thank you :P

  7. Papa J says:
    April 18, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    I think I’ve realized I wanna define myself by things I “feel” like I can control. That way I can control who I am. If I have a successful Job or ministry then I’m “good.” I do the same thing with school. I can work my tail off and know I can get a quality GPA. I pour ALL of my life into my job and know I can be successful so to speak. I do it, even if it’s to a harmful extent, because it means I am in control. For me personally it’s my coping mechanism for being afraid to find out who I really am.

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