Who am I?

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Because of the nature of what I do, I hear this question asked (whether directly or indirectly) all the time. Because of the nature of my own personality I hear this question rattling around in my own brain all the time. It seems to be a question that plagues so many of our generation... even those who start with so much confidence in their future. Is it a byproduct of the previous "me" generation or is it just human nature? Sometimes it has a sense of discovery and joy and sometimes "lostness" and sorrow but it always seems to be connected to some intangible place/person that is just beyond reach. If we could only discover who we REALLY were... then we could change the world... then we could be truly pleasing to God... then we would be happy. If only I knew who I REALLY was... I read a quote the other day that might take a different swing at it though:

We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle

Maybe we are what we're becoming... and maybe we're becoming what we are actually doing. I know it kind of turns it all on it's head but maybe that is the point of the freedom that God gives us... the freedom to become.