We're all guilty of it. We respond to hurt with harsh words or act insensitive to the needs of others. We only eat a particular food or wear a particular brand of clothing. It's who we are. We've found our comfort zone and we're very reluctant to veer from the norm. It could be the way we talk. More often than not, it's something opinionated, hurtful, or selfish. And we hide behind, "That's just who I am.", "That's just the way I've always been.", or "Better you than me, because I'm not that nice." Those are terrible things to say. Phrases like that assume that you've fully grown and achieved the status of "me" and "I am". Only God can rightfully be described as "I AM". The rest of us are becoming.
We should never be limited or satisfied with who we are. It should never remain the same for long. Yes, God gave us tendencies and unique personalities through our genes and cultural background, but God also gives us grace to either grow those in positive directions or overcome them. "Who I am" is much less relevant and meaningful than who I am becoming.
If you choose to hide behind the destination of "me", you're choosing conflict, disappointment, and frustration. You're settling in one place as those around you move on. You'll be a stationary obstacle as they travel on the path to who they're becoming. Let "you" be a movable concept in the hands of God. Have the humility to recognize needed changes and to appreciate outside input. Yes, God gave you tendencies and a personality. But God is I AM. You are becoming, He does not change. You should continue to change. Life is about growth. Growth is a destination that can't be reached until death. Don't settle for "I am". You will limit your growth and won't be very effective in accomplishing all God has called you to do. Some of your tendencies have to be changed so that you can take on the personality of the great "I AM".
"But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?” God replied to Moses, “I am who i am.[a] Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.” God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.
This is my eternal name,
my name to remember for all generations." ~ Exodus 3: 13-15
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