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God Knows Your Identity
Psalm 139
1 John 3:1
Main Idea: A temporary identity equals a temporary value.
Me:
Temporary— Superheroes secret Identity— I love superheroes
I think where we are at currently we love superheroes.
Who are your favorite superheroes
Now I do think that superheroes are getting old in some respect.
As in how many more movies can they possibly make.
But growing up I have always loved Batman.
Bruce Wayne billionaire turned vigilante.
He is awesome.
No powers, just skills, gadgets and a great mind.
The best!
Batman is incredible!
I will fight anyone on that!
We:
I with the superhero craze— have you ever thought about your own superhero name?
Mine would be the NIght Eagle— super powers Flying/ and freedom
Or what your superpower would be?
While I think it would be awesome to be a superhero— having a false identity would be really tough.
Like at some point what is your true identity?
Would it be you, you or the superhero you?
What I want to talk about tonight is us having a false identity.
Or a fake identity.
Not one, that is a superhero— because they aren’t real.
But with our false identity we are trying to build something that is not real either.
A false identity is built on a superficial, shallow, and temporary things.
For some of us, this identity is wrapped up in playing sports.
For some of us, it’s in our grades.
For others, it’s in our looks.
We all have certain things that “define us,” that we’re known by, or that make us feel valuable.
BUT why do we do this?
Why do we build our identity in things that are false, fake, superficial, shallow, temporary?
It is because that is what we value.
What you value is what you will become.
So let me ask you a question— I am going to write your answers on the board over here.
**What are some things that make people feel valuable at school?**
(Have the words Position/Appearance/Wealth/Skills/ on whiteboard but covered up.)
—ANSWERS FROM STUDENTS
We tend to value Position, appearance, wealth, skills— Paws
Let’s look a little deeper at each of these categories.
1. Position - standing, popularity, who your friends are, how many people know you, how many likes your statuses get, your position on a team, or in leadership, your accomplishments.
People can get caught up in their positions.
They can feel really feel good that they’re not just a regular cheerleader, they’re the head cheerleader.
Or they’re 1st chair in the band.
Or captain of the football team.
They begin to feel they have value because of their position.
2. Appearance - how cool/cute your clothes are, how often people tell you you’re attractive, have the right make up, good hair, nice skin clarity, good weight etc.
People can really feel valued for their looks.
They get compliments all the time, a lot of attention, and they start to feel like they have value and that their identity is in being the attractive kid.
3. Wealth - how much money you have, what phone you have, how big your house is, etc.
People can feel valuable because they have money.
They feel like they are somehow worth more than others, that their time matters more than others.
4. Skills - how talented you are, how athletic, how smart, etc.
People can feel valuable because they are smart, because they are good at skateboarding, at football, singing, etc.
They feel valuable because they are talented.
Now heres the thing:
All things we mentioned are not 100% bad right.
Here let’s look at it this way:
Examples:
· Just made the football team – I feel great.
· Just got a fresh, new haircut – I feel cold but amazing.
· Just aced my chemistry test – Feeling fantastic, I am so smart!
· Just got new shoes – Wow, I’m gorgeous.
· Just got a huge check at work – I’m Elon Musk!
However, when these categories are down, then we feel bad about ourselves and like we have no value.
Examples:
· Just got cut from the team – I’m a loser.
· Got a bad haircut – I’m ugly.
· Failed my test – I’m stupid.
· I’m poor – I can’t do anything.
· Tons of pimples today – I think I’m gonna switch to homeschool.
To make things even more complicated, sometimes we’re high in some categories but low in others.
When this happens, we often try to overcompensate.
For instance:
· If for some reason we don’t feel very smart, we might put everything in to sports.
· Or if we’re not athletic, maybe we put everything in to our looks.
If we can’t be athletic, at least we will be attractive.
· Or maybe we’re not attractive, so we put everything in to grades and getting a job.
If we can’t be attractive, at least we will be rich.
And around and around it goes.
People spend all day chasing after these worldly things, just to feel valuable.
Their identity is totally caught up in these shallow and superficial things.
It honestly breaks my heart, seeing people feel completely destroyed and depressed because they don’t feel valuable.
I hate how much emphasis girls have to put on their physical appearance just to feel valuable.
I hate how much pressure gets put on kids to have perfect grades, extracurricular activities, etc., just so they can be successful.
hate how students who come from poor backgrounds can feel worthless, like they have no future.
I hate how students who are not athletic get bullied and are made to feel like garbage just because they aren’t good at sports.
It breaks my heart.
Unfortunately, we live in a culture that puts so much value on temporary, shallow, and superficial things.
We live in a culture that says your position, appearance, wealth, and skills are your value and your identity.
But that’s not what God says.
He has some much to say about you then just your position, appearance, wealth, and skill.
God sees value in you that can’t be taken away.
God:
Your real value can never be taken away because it is eternal
As we open up to 1 John 3 this is the truth I want us to wrestle with tonight.
A temporary identity equals a temporary value.
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