Know who you are and you'll know what to do

Our summer schedule is filling up quickly at Victory School of Wrestling. Answering questions and replying to e-mails about what we we’re going to do have compelled me to challenge our athletes (and my readers). Instead of focusing on what you are going to do this summer, how about focusing on who you will become this summer?

Often times we place our identity – who we are – in the things we do. At Victory, we have a special poster that states, “wrestling is not who we are, it’s what we do.” Who you are is more important than what you do.

Before God tells us what to do, He tells us who we are. Matthew 5:14 says, “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” Know who you are and you’ll know what to do. In God’s economy, identity comes before activity.

What am I going to do this summer is important to pin down, but who am I going to become is more important.