Identity. Identity is something we all have or crave. Some times people want to change their identity because they are running away from something or someone. There are thieves that will steal your identity to gain things and money for themselves.
Today I wondered what my identity was anymore and I wonder how I would/could identify myself. I am now a widow versus a wife and I really don't like the label widow. Single is ok now. I am unemployed instead of employed. The state welfare system sees me as disabled but that is not a label I want to wear either. I am a care taker of those that are disabled, ill, in need of an advocate. Now I find myself with the label of disabled.
Now to identify myself so that I can feel a part of this society. I am still a mother, sister and now a grandmother. I am a nurse and I can put myself in other work related roles. I guess my true identity and the one that will never change or go away is my identity as a child of God. His beloved. If I remember to see myself as this I will not ever feel lost or orphaned because I will always belong to Him and be a part of His kingdom.
