COMING TO TERMS WITH WHERE YOU ARE: Finding Identity in Christ Through Every Circumstance

 

Have you ever looked around and felt like you should be further ahead by now? Maybe your career hasn’t taken off like you hoped, your health goals feel out of reach, or your spiritual walk seems stuck in place. It’s easy to measure ourselves against the world’s standards—progress, hustle, success—and then feel like we’re falling short. But God has a different measuring stick.

COMING TO TERMS WITH YOUR CURRENT LEVEL DOESN’T MEAN SETTLING.

It means surrendering. It means acknowledging the truth of where you are— not with shame or frustration, but with grace and clarity. It’s choosing to look at your life through the eyes of faith rather than fear. 

WHERE YOU ARE IS NOT WHO YOU ARE 

Your level of success, spiritual maturity, or physical health isn’t your identity. Your identity is not in what you do or what you lack. Your identity is in who you belong to. The Apostle Paul reminds us in Galatians 2:20:

                                      “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”

               That means your value is rooted in Christ, not in your performance. And when you begin to embrace this truth, you stop disqualifying yourself based on your current circumstances. You begin to see that even your struggles, delays and detours are part of the refining process God uses to shape your character. 

DEFINING YOURSELF THROUGH GOD’S EYES 

God doesn’t wait for you to “level up” to start using you. Think of David—he was anointed king while still a shepherd. Think of Gideon— called a “mighty warrior” while hiding in fear. Think of peter — called to lead the Church even after denying Jesus. What you see as “not enough,” God sees as the perfect starting point.

You are already:

•  Chosen (1 Peter 2:9)
• Loved (Romans 5:8)
• Equipped (2 Timothy 3:17)
• Set apart (Jeremiah 1:5)

What would happen if you stopped resisting where you are and started trusting that God is already working in it?

PURPOSE IN THE PRESENT 

God doesn’t waste seasons. Even in the places that feel slow, unseen, or uncertain— there’s purpose. Sometimes the “level” we’re on is the very place God is strengthening our roots. He may be refining your patience, increasing your faith, or teaching you to rely on Him more deeply.

The key is to ask: God, what are you teaching me here? How can I glorify You in this stage of life?

EMBRACE THE JOURNEY, REFLECT HIS LIGHT.

Coming to terms with where you are is an act of faith. It’s saying, “Lord, I trust You with my story.” And from that place of peace, you can define yourself not by your progress, but by God’s promises. You can live confidently in your current season, knowing that your worth is secure in Christ. 

So don’t wait to become someone “better” to believe you already beloved.

You are enough, not because of where are, but because of whose you are.

 

JTS FITNESS & FAITH