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A lot of people talk about ‘finding themselves’ and I suppose they mean that, somehow, in the hustle and bustle of life, they have lost sight of who they are. Perhaps, in some cases, it is when someone has become so wrapped up in another person that they have almost lost their own identity.

A lot of people talk about ‘finding themselves’ and I suppose they mean that, somehow, in the hustle and bustle of life, they have lost sight of who they are. Perhaps, in some cases, it is when someone has become so wrapped up in another person that they have almost lost their own identity.

One thing I have discovered is that, in order to find oneself, you must first find the One who made you! Our concept of who we are has been shaped by so many outside influences – our parents, our teachers and, later, our work colleagues or bosses – not to mention the powerful influence the media has on us. We can easily form an image of ourselves that is way off target.

The trouble is, this image controls the way we act – the way we think about ourselves – and we come to a place where we really don’t know who we are anymore. Thank God for Jesus!

In Colossians 2:10, we are given the good news, “Ye are completely complete in Him.” That is a great place to start. If we find Jesus, we find who we are. Once you have accepted Him as your Lord and Saviour you life, the Bible tells us, is hidden in Him. He is the head and we are the body.

Verse nineteen of the same chapter of Colossians tells us the body (of Christ) is nourished by the Head. Everything we need is in Jesus. We can find out who we are when we look at ourselves through His eyes.  You see, His image of us is not tainted by the influences in the world. He sees us the way He meant for us to be. If we can simply recognise that we are totally and absolutely complete in Him then we can begin to change the image we have of ourselves.

He spells it out clearly in the Bible how He sees you and, since His eyesight is better than yours, why don’t you decide to trust what He says about you and walk in that truth? In Christ you will find the ‘Whole Person’ you were looking for – YOU!