Which animal/storm/Disney character/shade of green/cheese are you?

Thanks to the wonders of modern psychology and technology, I can now stop wondering which Twilight character I am, how sexy my name is (by percentage), how many children I will have, when I’ll die and how, what my ideal job is, which supernatural animal I am, and yes even what I was born for!

Now, I can hear you clambering already, “Where can I access this amazing information?! Why have you held this all back from us?! How many of my first-born children and/or arms and legs can I have the privilege of giving to know the answer to these questions?!”  Well, look no further, for I will reveal to you the secret depository of this compendium of astounding knowledge and insight…

Facebook survey apps

Yes, with a few clicks (and the surrender of access to certain personal information) you too can know who you truly are.  But be warned!  Once you begin to peel back the onion layers of your deepest identity, you may be hooked!  You may decide to delve deeper into your psyche and even your very soul.  You never used to wonder which type of apple you are (Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Fuji, or Steve Jobs), but now you do!  By George, your entire future may hinge on the insights revealed by knowing which hyena from The Lion King you are!

You may find yourself fifteen surveys in before you realize the irreparable damage you’ve done to your friends’ news feeds!

Obviously, these surveys are a pet-peeve of mine.  I’ve mocked them from my own status box before, but today I realized something deeper about these insidious little surveys.

We all want to know who we are.

Friend, let me tell you that your identity is not wrapped up in an eight-question survey written by a thirteen-year-old.  Your identity – who you truly are – is rooted in who God says you are.  He is your Maker, He is your King (whether you acknowledge it or not), and He is the source of your value and worth.  Look at what the Bible says about your value:

¹³ For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸ Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.

If you’re a human being, you’re created by God!  You are a work of art by a Master Craftsman.  Not only were you created by God, but you are thought of by God.  God thinks about you!

You are the way you are because God formed you and crafted you.  You have value and worth because God says you do.  Look to Him for your identity and worth.