Most of the world's population spends their whole entire life trying to answer what the purpose of the life is or what their life will be defined by? Both of these questions point to one thing, identity. Identity is important. In today's culture individualism is portrayed to be one of the things we were created for. This push to be an individual leaves each individual searching deeply and quickly for something they feel will bring meaning to their life. Many people think their identity is a simple characteristic, relationship, or accomplishment that they believe defines them and provides them with a purpose. Some people do not even have an identity, they are lost, confused, and insecure. These people will search in all of the wrong places and will often find themselves broken and discouraged. We all look to find a place where we fit in and feel the most comfortable and accepted. There are many places that one could look for this. Maybe it is in your group of friends, your occupation, the college you attend, your boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife, your children, or even your fashion. The funny thing about all of these places we look for our comfort and our identities is that it will fulfill your needs and make you fill whole. The only thing is that this feeling of wholeness and feeling complete will only last a period of time and is not eternally valuable. All of these things may give you a short period of wholeness, but will eventually leave you feeling empty and alone.

There is one place that we can find true identity and meaning in this world. In Galatians 3:26 it says that if you believe in the Lord Jesus you will be a child of God. What does this mean? This means that we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, his death took our iniquities and made us pure (Romans 8:17). If we believe we all have an identity because God has adopted us as his own sons and daughters (Ephesians 1:5). This truth changes the way we look at the world we live in and the reasons we do what we do. This truth makes this life that is so toiling worth something and gives us a future to look forward to; and eternity next to our perfect father and savior who bought us with the blood of his son.