Who are you?

Since the week of the election I have been asking myself this question. Who Am I? With our nation being so divided by so many different demographics, I seem to have lost touch with who I am. I was sitting and asked God, who am I? To which was responded, who do you think you are? God and I have a hilarious relationship. To His question I sarcastically responded, "If I knew, then why would I ask you?!?" What sparked this question was ONE terrible day. I was faced with many decisions and didn't know how to decide what I needed to do. 

Hurray for Google. I put in who am I in Christ in the search bar and BOOM, Joyce Meyers. 'Well, don't mind if I do.' I jumped over to that page and started reading. "I have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16, Philippians 2:5." I don't use the AMP version but I like how it worded Philippians 2:5.

Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility]

LOOK TO HIM AS YOUR EXAMPLE. Which would lead us all back to the saying of the 90's early 2000's. WWJD. What would Jesus Do? I like to think How would Jesus Respond? Only because I am a talker and I know that I don't have control over my tongue. (Which you can find out about in James 3.) 

In all situations we find Jesus to be loving. I strongly dislike saying that because I feel like a hippie. Love. All you need is love. Love more, hate less. I'm more along the lines of truth. Speak truth. I have a hard time discerning how to do it lovingly. I'm working on it. BUT I bunny trailed there. But we need to look to Jesus as an example. I made a list of the things I know that I am. Starting with Christian. 

Christian

Mother

Wife

Nanny

Ministry worker

The list goes on and on.

Bottom dollar, I make decisions based on the fact that I am a Christian. NOT that I'm a Mother or Wife. How I respond to certain situations. How I approach certain situations. Everything. I have been mixing my 'descriptions' and have lost my grounding. Why do I know that it's okay to respond like Jesus.

"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. John 15:18

Regardless of how people perceive your decision because you are Christian, remember that Jesus endured that. I sometimes don't want to hurt people's feelings so I try to avoid certain conversations where I will have to fight to get my point across. Not to mention it gets me fired up and certain raises my blood pressure to heights it DOESN'T need to be at. However, I'm learning that in all my conversations, I try and usually fail, at reminded the person that all my decisions are based on the fact that I am a christian. I find myself saying a lot, "Well you know how I feel about that, but that doesn't make me love you less." That's a hard thing to say. The human nature side of me wants to shut them out. That's ME. But the Jesus in me wants to love them more. That's my Spirit. 

A conversation I have had recently with someone VERY close to my heart left me completely heartbroken and full of love for the person more. Which is a contradiction. This person confided in me, which made me love them because I know they can trust me. However their decision broke me to the point I ended up at home crying my eyes out. This is what it's like to be like Christ. To love, over and above, but be broken if you know their decision is going to cause them harm or hurt. 

So I ask. What's your bottom line? Who are you?