Hello, everyone! My name is Marybeth and here is my identity story. I pray that it encourages someone: When I graduated high school in 2016, I went to college. During my sophomore year at this university, I began to feel a stir in my spirit and an anxiety overcame me that I had never experienced before (side note: the spirit of fear does NOT come from the Lord, but I believe it DOES come when you are not within His will as a follower of Jesus). I decided during my Christmas break of that year to leave that university, so I packed up 3 days before the second semester started, and officially moved back to my hometown- no plan, no idea what was happening. I ended up taking a year off school, and although I’m back in school now, I’m “behind”, to use the term loosely. Society and the world around you will try to tell you that everyone is supposed to do a certain thing at a certain time- but I’m here to remind you that God does not follow the plans of man. As someone who is a planner, He has been teaching me over and over again that my identity is not found in the organized path that He has called some people to- my identity is found in HIM and the path HE takes me on. Both the path He has me on, and the path He has set for you are equally beautiful and unique. Comparison truly is a thief of joy. Keep your eyes fixated on Jesus, “the Author and Perfector of our faith,” even when the world around you may be doing something different. Don’t be afraid to follow His plan.
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