You've been told what makes you valuable is what makes you different. Your unique story, your distinct perspective, your one-of-a-kind experiences—these supposedly form the core of your worth. But what happens when those distinctives disappear?

Instagram influencer culture and resume-building have convinced you that standing out is everything. So you craft an identity around what separates you from the crowd—your athletic ability, your career success, your financial position. Then you blow out your shoulder, lose your job, or watch your portfolio crumble. Is your value gone too?

Scripture offers a radically different foundation: what's most important about you is what you share with every other image-bearer. You're made in God's image, loved by Christ, adopted as a son. No temptation has overtaken you that isn't common to man. The same wisdom that works for others works for you. You're not the exception you think you are. 

This episode reveals why the identity Christianity offers is resilient precisely because it isn't built on your competitive distinctives—and why that's freedom, not limitation.

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