WHO AM I?

Who am I? A historically existential question that has been done to death. Whether you struggle, and how deep your soul is longing, makes this question relevant or boring. For me, it’s a question I’ve wrestled with throughout my life. I’m a middle child.  And I guess I still carry a lot of baggage.  I have exceptional siblings above and below me … so I’ve wrestled with the question, “Who am I?” “Am I enough?”

I long to be better, to know Jesus more, to touch people’s lives for His glory,  to walk in forgiveness, to put down my shame and walk free, to serve my family better, to feel loved, to walk in peace, to be healthier in every way, to do something really well, to know “what I want to do when I grow up” … and I’m 65!

This struggle for me is resolved by the amazing peace and rest I have found in knowing Jesus. Sounds simple enough? It’s not! The enemy wants to pounce on my heart every day and every night.  He is relentless! He tells me “Who are you?  You’re not enough.” But Christ in me knocks him flat because I know the truth… “greater is He who is in me than he who prowls around this earth.” Jesus wins!  I win!

I long to finish well – whenever that may be. I pray to not be found wallowing in myself when Jesus calls me home. It absolutely requires meeting Jesus as the day begins … being reminded that when I found Jesus He changed my name! He calls me forgiven.  

A song that ministers to me through these powerful words is called — You Changed My Name by Travis Cotrell. If you find yourself struggling with this question, prayerfully read these words.

Who I am is a mystery I can’t explain, cause your mercy fell like healing rain and washed away by past … who I was, all my secrets, all my hidden pain.  Now your grace has broken every chain and set me free at last.  Who I was before doesn’t matter anymore.

You changed my name.  You called me forgiven.  You changed my name.  You called me redeemed.  You took my shame, wrote a new beginning to the story I was living, and I’ll never be the same.  You saw what I could be, and reaching out for me, you changed my name.

Now I live in the light of your redeeming love and I bear the marks your healing touch has written on my heart.  With each step I take I’m reminded of the price you paid and the living sacrifice you made to set my soul apart.  My life is yours alone, you have marked me as your own.

You Changed my name, you called me forgiven! I’m not the person I once was, behold all things are new, you changed my name.

So, you can call me Sheri, or you can call me Forgiven.  I’ll answer to either.  Walk with me in these truths today.

Just Jesus,

Sheri Langley

Philippians 1:6