Mark 8:29 — And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

Growing as a Christian, it seems one gains a sort of informal body of knowledge. Things that aren’t in the Bible, but it seems that most mature Christians know …
One of those bits of tribal knowledge is that every one of us must answer Jesus’s question for ourselves. But there’s another question that has started to present itself to me as equally important. Who do you say you are?
It’s a question every one of us has to answer for ourselves sooner or later — “Who am I”? Most of us are not who we dreamed of being when we were young.
Now it’s possible that someone reading this is a movie star, or an Olympic athlete, or a Nobel prize winner. But I’m thinking that most of you are more in the middle of the talent spectrum, as I am. So is that O.K. With you? Or are you secretly disappointed in yourself?
Let’s look at it the other way. Do you know all your gifts and abilities? Every Christian has a “before” identity and an “after” identity. When you were saved, you were given gifts by the Holy Spirit, special gifts to us in the service of God’s kingdom. Now those gifts don’t come with a certificate. So do you know what yours are? If you don’t there are two things you might consider. The first is to look for one of the “inventories” that are available. They’re not infallible, and you probably don’t want to use them without the advice of an experienced Biblical counselor, but they do help. The other is to try serving in various ministries in your church. When you’re using your Spiritual gifts, the service will be filled with an extra measure of energy and joy.
Let’s go back, for a moment to this idea of being secretly disappointed that childhood dreams haven’t been fulfilled. Actually, whoever you are, I hope you’re not disappointed. If you’re doing what God wants you to be, you’re just fine. But there’s more to it.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17). That’s me, and you. We are in Christ and we are new creatures. It’s not the old us that makes our decisions, it’s an us that has been given a whole new set of standards to judge by. Look at yourself through Jesus’s eyes. You are just fine. You are a child of God!