Who Are You?

Who are you?

If you think about it, this question is really hard to answer because, really who are you?

Well, the world likes to tell me I am this.

My school likes to tell me that I am that.

And, my friends and family expect me to be this.

But, is that really who you are?

We let the world around us answer that question way too quickly.

We let the world define us.

Mark us, control who we are.

But why do we give in to this worldly definition so easily?

Why are we so quick to change who we are for the world but so hesitant when it comes changing to be who God called us to be?

God called us to be individuals, living uniquely for Christ.

He didn’t call us to follow the crowd.

Yet, that is how we continue to live.

Especially me.

For so long I followed the crowd.

I gave into that definition that the world gave to me and threw away the one God so graciously provided for me.

And, it took me until now to find it again.

My biggest struggle was in high school.

I was that girl that let high school define me.

I let those around me determine who I was, who I could and couldn’t be friends with, what I needed to do or act like to get by.

Basically, I let others dictate and influence what I would become.

I followed the crowd.

Even worse, I gave into the crowd.

And now, looking back, I ask myself why?

Why did high school determine who I was?

And, actually I have an answer to that question now.

It is simply because I didn’t know a world outside of high school.

What I knew was what I was surrounded by, which was a bunch of cliques, stupid expectations, petty drama, and negative influence.

There was no God there.

But that is where I messed up.

I could have invited God to be there with me, and for some reason I wasn’t.

I just expected Him to show up.

Instead, the world within high school showed up.

And it must of hit me hard because I spent 4 years being something I wasn’t.

Now, when I say something I wasn’t I don’t mean being fake.

No, I mean I spent four years shying away from God and lacking in confidence in Him, which is now something I am not.

Now, I am confident in the Lord.

I boldy shout out my passion and heart for God!

Because, once I let Him, He showed me a world outside of my high school’s walls, and He revealed who I was really meant to be.

Different.

Unique.

Confident.

Bold.

Loud.

And, He pushed me to go out into this new world and be just that.

It was like a blindfold had been removed.

I could now see how much of me I wasted away in high school.

I wasted time worrying about fitting in when now I know that fitting in never mattered.

It didn’t matter if I wasn’t cool enough to hang out with so and so, in that one group because in this world, the one God created, cliques don’t matter. Your popularity doesn’t determine if you are good enough.

God determines that.

God tells you who you are.

He shows you the person you are meant to be and He gives you the confidence to be just that.

He wants us to embrace the uniqueness He has blessed us with and embark on a journey with it!

No more letting the world answer the question of who you are!

And, when the world tries to make me fall for its definition, God is right there to pull me back.

The world tells us nothing but lies!

The world likes to tell me I have to be a perfect housewife, when in reality this isn’t always the reality. I don’t cook every meal. I don’t always have time to fold laundry. So, the world tells me I have failed, but God says this is okay! And, He shows me this through my wonderful, patient husband who is understanding and compassionate.

The world likes to tell me that in order for my blog to be successful, I have to reach thousands of people, but God says this is a lie! God says to Him, I am successful because I am choosing to share and live through him. And, that as long as I continue to write for Him, then I will stay successful in His eyes.

The world likes to tell me that I have to look like the girl next to me on the treadmill in order to be pretty, but God says you already beautiful. He reminds me that my beauty comes from my heart not from the outward appearance.

But God.

BUT GOD!

That is the main truth of it all.

God turns it all around.

The world can, BUT God can do it better!

God is who determines who we are.

And we are to be confident in who He made us to be.

We should wear our name tags proudly.

So, now I want you to think about that question again.

Who are you?

Except change the question to who has God made you to be?

And answer it confidently.

Don’t be ashamed of who you are.

Don’t shy away from God’s definition of you.

Remember.

He created us to be unique.

So, be just that.

Be unique for Christ.

Be everything He has made you to be.

Through Christ, we are enough.

And that should be all that matters.

With that being said…

Hello, My name is Madison Kay Gold.

I am a scatter-brained, OCD, wife.

I am daughter to two of the most patient and loving parents a girl could ask for.

I am a sister to a little brother who probably doesn’t know just how much I really love him.

I am a member of a second family that is more wonderful than they even know.

Most importantly, I am an undeserving daughter to the one who forgives me daily and loves me more than I can fathom.

My faith is the most important thing in my life.

Family is next.

I am a current student.

Finally, it took me two years to find a major that I love.

I am a quirky person who loves to laugh.

I laugh at inappropriate times because I just can’t help that.

I love to dance, especially in public.

I think that going to the grocery store is possibly the best thing ever.

I love anything polka dotted.

Peanut butter is my weakness.

Messy buns are my go-to.

I like sleeping in XL t-shirts.

Boxers are my second weakness. They will forever be the cutest.

Movie nights are the best.

I can’t pick a favorite movie.

But, if I had to, I would say Finding Nemo or Tarzan.

Or 13 Going On Thirty..

I tend to be very random.

I seem quiet, but I am really not.

In fact, I like to embarrass Logan in public with how loud I can be.

I don’t need a lot of friends, just a few true ones.

I love meeting new people.

I love living in North Carolina with my little family.

I am blessed to be married to a hard-working husband.

I love to bake chocolate chip cookies.

Mainly so that I can eat the dough, which is my favorite.

I secretly want to be Temperance Brennan from Bones.

I am a big stressor.

I doubt myself, a lot.

Sometimes I don’t feel good enough.

I know I have failed God.

But, I own my mistakes and work for a better tomorrow.

I love being by the pool.

Too much..

I like to decorate.

Nights with my husband home is like Christmas.

My cats are my best friends.

Sully is my baby.

I love kids.

If it were up to me I would have 5 or 6.

I steal Logan’s sweatpants.

I wish I knew more about the Bible.

I strive to gain knowledge.

My passion is in sharing my story and my love for the Lord.

I want to live out the plan Christ has written for me.

And, to me, that is happiness.

That is what makes me successful.

And that is what will get me far in life.

I am who I am because of God.

And, I am enough.

Who are you?

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