Identity,

Think of a caterpillar before it becomes a butterfly. It has to go through a transformation to discover its true identity. Likewise, when we accept Jesus, we undergo a transformation to see ourselves as new creations. Understanding our identity in God helps us embrace the beauty of who we truly are.

English Standard Version Chapter 2

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

English Standard Version Chapter 5

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;