It was embedded in my brain that “in order to be the best, you have to do your best.” And that mentality stuck with me throughout my teen and young adult life. However, who you are is not defined by the things you do. Accomplishments and failures are a means to success. But who you are means being who Christ has designed you to be.

Life is not about doing; doing joyful, doing love, doing great, doing change. Those all sound weird, right? But instead, we have been called to be joyful (Romans 12:12), love (1 John 4:11), great (Isaiah 41:10), changed (Ephesians 2:8-9). 

We can find so many more ways “to be” in the Bible. Christ never once doubted who we are and what we mean to Him. Why should we doubt who He has created us to be? When we align ourselves to Christ’s standards, doing Kingdom work will flow naturally. Be that person because you are valuable to Christ.