We all need someone to push us. Who is pushing you? Yourself? God? John 10:10 says the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy; Jesus comes that we may have life and have it to the full. Do we believe who the enemy says we are or do we believe who God says we are? Our identity is formed when we are young - from our parents. Our identity is never what we believe about ourselves that defines us. It is our Father's opinion of us that defines us. Our opinion of ourselves only defines the experience we will have in this life. Do we like the person God says we are or the person that we have created? When we are in the valley, instead of getting anxious and fearful, we should see all things as Kingdom opportunities. Our identity can block us from letting the Holy Spirit do his work. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says we are a new creation, but we don't necessarily feel new every day. We wake up with our old mindset or react to things the way we used to and can question if we are really new. We have to ask God how He defines us and go back to the Word to see it. Constantly ask - God, how do you define me? The old is gone. Let it go! Hang on to what God says. Go to the Word. Galatians 2:20 says I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. John 1:12-13 reminds us we are Children of God, born of God. John 15:15 tells us we are no longer slaves, but He has called us friends. Whenever you are struggling or questioning your identity, the right question to ask is always: Father, how do you define me?