No Confusion Here: Resting in Our God-Given Identity

Because the World Will Never Decide for You

If there’s one thing the world loves to do, it’s redefine people.

One minute, we’re told to “embrace our truth.” The next, we’re expected to memorize whatever new identity labels are trending that week. (And heaven help you if you get them wrong.)

It’s exhausting.

Identity was never meant to be this complicated. God settled the matter long before social media had an opinion—and spoiler alert: His definitions don’t change every five minutes.

An Identity Crisis of Biblical Proportions

Somewhere along the way, we started looking everywhere except Scripture to figure out who we are.

We let culture tell us what it means to be a woman.
We let influencers shape our self-worth.
We let algorithms decide what parts of us are worth celebrating.

And when the world can’t even agree with itself? We’re left chasing an identity that shifts faster than TikTok trends.

But here’s the thing: God’s Word doesn’t shift.

✔ He created us intentionally. (Genesis 1:27)
✔ He calls us by name. (Isaiah 43:1)
✔ He knows exactly who we are—flaws and all—and loves us anyway. (Romans 5:8)

And yet somehow, we still hand over the steering wheel to a culture that’s basically lost in its own parking lot.

Make it make sense.

Your Worth Wasn’t Assigned by a Hashtag

Let’s be honest—if we let culture define us, we’ll always be several steps behind.

Because here’s how it works:

One year, the world tells us women are powerful.
The next, we’re being erased entirely.

One month, motherhood is sacred.
The next, it’s a setback (and calling yourself a mother is “exclusionary”).

One week, femininity is worth celebrating.
The next, it’s outdated and “problematic.”

And no matter how fast we run, the finish line keeps moving.

Cary Schmidt puts it perfectly in his book Stop Trying:

"The more we try to construct our identity, the more insecure and fragile it becomes. But the more we receive our identity from Christ, the more anchored and secure we become."

The world says build your identity from scratch—hustle, perform, prove yourself.
The Gospel says your identity is a gift you’ve already been given.

✔ We are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)
✔ We are daughters of the King. (2 Corinthians 6:18)
✔ We are set apart for a purpose. (Jeremiah 29:11)

No edits needed. No public relations rebrand required.

It’s not something we have to achieve.
It’s something we’re invited to receive.

Why Resting in Our Identity Actually Frees Us

The world will keep shouting that we have to do more, be more, prove more.

But the moment we stop striving for an identity we already have?

Everything shifts.

• We stop needing applause from people who’ll forget us by next week.

• We stop measuring our worth by likes, shares, or someone else's ever-changing standards.

• We stop panicking every time culture decides to move the goalpost... again.

Instead, we get to actually rest.

Not in what the world says.
Not in what we accomplish.
Not in how perfectly we fit somebody’s idea of “success.”

But in what God already says is true.

As Cary Schmidt reminds us:

"True identity isn’t something we find within ourselves—it’s something we receive from Someone greater than ourselves."

Because when we stop hustling for a seat at the table, we realize…
We already have a seat at His table.

And that, my friend, is worth more than every fleeting trend, headline, and blue-check opinion combined.

The Bottom Line

If you’re worn out from trying to figure out who you’re supposed to be—good news:

You don’t have to keep spinning your wheels.

You were created on purpose, called by name, and you’re loved more than you could ever imagine.

No confusion here.

P.S. Missed earlier pieces in the No Confusion Here series? You can check out Created with Intention, Strength That Doesn’t Shout, Proverbs 31 is a Portrait, not a Performance, and Women Who Changed History if you want to catch up!