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You often hear Christian athletes say my identity is in Christ. After a win or a loss, they stand in front of cameras and talk about how their worth is not tied to the scoreboard. You hear it from quarterbacks, baseball players, runners, and Olympians. They say it more than many pastors and preachers do. Pastors teach faith, salvation, and obedience, but athletes repeat this phrase because their world measures them every single day. If they do well, they are celebrated. If they struggle, critics attack them. They know that if their identity is built on performance, they will never feel steady.

The Bible speaks often about identity, even if it does not use the exact phrase. It teaches the truth behind it with clarity.

John chapter one says that all who receive Christ become children of God. This is the foundation of identity. A child belongs. A child is loved. A child is secure. Your worth comes from your Father, not from your performance.

First Peter chapter two calls believers a chosen people, a royal priesthood, and God’s special possession. Chosen means you are wanted. Special possession means you are treasured by God. These are identity words. They describe who you are before you succeed or fail.

Second Corinthians chapter five says anyone in Christ becomes a new creation. The old has gone and the new has come. That means your identity is not tied to your past. Christ defines you, not your history.

Galatians chapter two says Paul no longer lives for himself but Christ lives in him. This shows that identity is not something you create. It is something Christ gives you when you belong to Him.

Ephesians chapter one says believers are adopted, redeemed, forgiven, and sealed with the Holy Spirit. Every one of these is an identity truth. Adopted means you have a home. Redeemed means you have value. Forgiven means your past does not name you. Sealed means God has marked you as His own.

So what does the saying my identity is in Christ actually mean. It means your worth is rooted in who Jesus is and what He has done, not in what you do. It means you do not have to chase approval because you already have God’s approval through Christ. It means success cannot make you more valuable and failure cannot make you less. It means you are not defined by what people think of you, what you achieve, what you lose, or what you struggle with. You are defined by God’s truth.

This is why athletes say it so often. They live in a world that measures everything. They have learned that only Christ gives a steady foundation.

Maybe today your identity feels pulled in many directions. Bring it back to Jesus. Let Scripture remind you who you truly are.

You are loved.

You are chosen.

You are forgiven.

You are His.

When you’re not sure how to pray, A.C.T.S. gives you a simple path to follow: Adore, Confess, Thank, and Ask.

Adoration: Father, You are good, faithful and unchanging.

Confession: Lord, I confess that I look for identity in the wrong things. Forgive me for letting the world define me.

Thanksgiving: Thank you for calling me Your child and giving me a new identity in Christ.

Supplication: Help me remember who I am in You and live with confidence in Your truth.

In Jesus name, Amen

“Still The King” by Chris Tomlin

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