What Is Identity? Who Gets to Define It?

Every conference begins the same way.

You walk in, grab a lanyard, and write your name.
But what you write on that badge says more than your name.
It says who you believe you are.

We write: Teacher. CEO. Mom. Retired. Cancer survivor. Widow. Successful. Divorced. Empty nester.

But Scripture says something different.

Often, as your latest Bible Study journey concludes, you might ask, “What’s next?” The answer is simple—keep the momentum going. What God has begun in you during these weeks is just the beginning. He invites you to continue growing in Him, strengthen your relationships, and live on mission.

We often talk about our “before Christ” and “after Christ” stories, but there’s a deeply sacred space in the middle — the moment when Jesus meets us, just like He did with Paul on the road to Damascus. That encounter is where everything shifts. It’s where light breaks through the darkness, questions meet answers, and purpose is born.