Vision - Who Are You?

This is the second post in a series on personal vision.  To read the first one, go here.

The first question to contemplate when we're figuring out our personal vision statement has to do with identity -

"Who in the world am I anyway?"

Or better put -  "Who has God created me to be?"

As for me, you can call me "Princess Nothing" if you like.  I am a beloved daughter of the King of the universe.  All that I am is wrapped up in my relationship to the King.  Without that relationship, I am nothing.  This is who God created me to be.  He created me to be in a love relationship with Him, to be empty of my human flesh, and to realize that all that I am and all that I have to offer are nothing worthwhile without Him.

My identity is boiled down to this essential.  All the other roles that I might play throughout my life are subservient to this one.  I have lots of roles but these don't define me at my core.  I can't fail at being Princess Nothing.  I take this identity into my roles hopefully.  Because of my relationship with the King, I am able to do everything through Christ who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13).  I can embrace my role as a mom and, while I will have some failures at that, it doesn't change who I am.  I'm not less beloved because of my failures nor more beloved because of my triumphs.  Without the King to walk beside me in my roles, I'm Nothing.  If I try to do it on my own (and I do), I will fail (and I do). The failure pushes me back to dependence on the King, and my identity as Princess remains. 

By the way, who are you?

Sincerely,

Princess Nothing