True Identity

A collection of narrative poetry that shares a spiritual enlightenment and an awakening of heritage through personal stories, original verse, art, Bible verses, and images.

Teens' Guide to Identity from FamilyLife All teens wrestle with the question "Who am I?" and wonder, What makes me special? Though these questions linger for life, they are most intense in the teen years, where confusion, awkwardness, and a desperate grab for identity reign. So how does a young person answer these critical questions? Where do young men and women find their significance, worth, and value? True Identity is perfect for parents and youth workers to give to the teenagers (14-16) in their lives to help them in their journey. Drawing on experiences and wisdom from a wide array of experts, the book provides compassionate answers to help teens discover who they really are, emphasizing their identity in Christ above all other ways our culture defines them. As the book walks teens through the steps to make their faith their own, it highlights healthy independence and God-honoring relationships. The Passport2Identity curriculum launched in April 2016, and True Identity is its trade book companion.

My memoir is a story of redemption, freedom from fears, my ego, and one of love and forgiveness. It is more than a story of falling in love with my now husband, although that was the classroom. But it is a story of questioning how we all can experience and know joy, without any particular thing going on, but rather finding it within.

This book will address two different types of Identity Theft. One is personal identification information (PII) theft. The second, and the main purpose of the book, is the theft of your True Identity, which is more than just the legal, personal, or financial information about you. True Identity Theft is the theft of your destiny, potential, goals, and who you were intended to be.

The need for understanding our true identity is crucial. Without it we really don't know if we are coming or going and we will never know the full benefits of our "true birthright". As you read and study these chapters you will discover the true position, purpose, power, authority and destiny given to us by God. Luke 12:32 "Fear not little flock for it is the Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Knowing our true identity will bring forth the manifestation of Christ's dominion, and the ruling reigning authoritative rights of our God given inheritance on planet earth as a now reality. It's Christ's day, the day of the Lord manifesting forth in his people. A people that will allow him to open their eyes to his illuminating light of glory and understanding. God is ready to move in a generation that will reveal all of himself through Christ. And in a people unveiling mysteries and secrets or any type of ignorance (1 Cor.15:28). It is my prayer that you would travel through each chapter anticipating the destination and embracing "The True Identity" as your own divine inheritance while you maneuver through each revelation and thought in this book. This book “The Power of Knowing Your True Identity” is volume one of the Collection Trilogy “The Chronicles of the Sons of God”.

With its identity politics, numerous gender identity options, “selfies,” and “you-do-you” mentality, society emphasizes individualism, but it seems like people are having a harder time than ever figuring out who they are. The problem is, they are looking for their identity in the wrong places. Are you seeking your identity in relationships, a career, family, race, gender expression, or other circumstances—and feeling dissatisfied? Then this book is for you. Author Jonathan Landry Cruse offers a fresh, sometimes witty, truly radical, freeing answer to the important question of who you are and helps you understand what the Bible has to say about everything you need for a lasting, fulfilling identity that is found outside of you and in Christ. Table of Contents: 1. Union with Him 2. Chosen in Him 3. Pardoned in Him 4. Righteous in Him 5. Adopted in Him 6. One in Him 7. New in Him 8. Secure in Him 9. Alive in Him 10. Communion with Him

This book was written for anyone who is struggling with or even just trying to discover what their true identity is. Do you feel that you used to know but life traumas and circumstances buried it? Have you ever wondered what your true purpose in life is? I too have struggled to know this, and through prayer and faith, God helped me to rediscover it. He revealed to me what my true value was. It is my hope and prayer that this book will help you along that path. I believe that as you read this book it will begin to give you some keys to help unlock some of the closed doors that you may have had in your mind and heart that has kept you from knowing your true identity. There is no sin too bad that God will not forgive you for and there is nothing that you can do to make Him stop loving you. You are a treasure to Him, and He has put a treasure on the inside of you. May you be brave and go forward to discover it.

Sometimes young children take negative, condescending remarks from a close relative or friend to heart, begin to perceive themselves as flawed, and eventually those words can become part of their identity. The result may be that the child ends up in jail, takes drugs, or has no regard for life. After all being bad is part of his or her identity, right? That is not God’s will for a child’s life! Faith in our Heavenly Father comes from hearing the Good News, the Word of God; not from words meant to destroy you! I pray that as you read this book, you become enlightened. I hope that you will learn and come to experience how much God loves you and what Jesus went through so you are identified with Him – your True Identity. Dr. Johnson ignited her faith from an early age, despite the chaos and strife in her personal life. She shares her insight to help those who may feel broken by a damaging or destructive childhood. She gives hope to those who let their upbringing define their life and their identity. Her message to those who were told they were worthless is that the Good News from Jesus Christ will identify them as a child of God worth saving. We were all created in the image of God. This book is inspirational, important, and timely. A beautiful love letter to the downtrodden or forgotten who are seeking their “True Identity.” —Susan Dugan