Every scroll, every headline, every debate in the big year of 2025, it feels like the world is fighting over identity. People want to tell you who you should be, how you should think, what you should stand for. And honestly? It’s exhausting. But, 1 Peter 2:9 cuts through the noise: “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession.” If you notice, God already settled the question of who you are. Your worth isn’t up for a vote, and your faith isn’t up for negotiation. And let’s be clear…Jesus never called us to use His name as a weapon. He never supported hate, division, or racism. He told us to love our neighbor. He sat with the outcast. He crossed cultural lines. He flipped the tables on hypocrisy, not on people made in His image. So as Christians, our identity means living differently. Not louder in arguments, but deeper in truth. Not using Scripture to justify hate, but allowing it to transform us into people of love, holiness, and courage. When the world is confused about who it is, we stay rooted in Christ, because our identity isn’t built on trends, politics, or human approval. It’s built on the unshakable Word of God. - Loving this @patrickta @patricktabeauty blush from @sephora