“Impactful!”
Justin Poythress, author of the newly released book, Who Am I and What Am I Doing with My Life?, has written a phenomenal book on identity—on being and becoming someone whose longings for stability, growth, and purpose are fulfilled within one’s master identity. As a pastor, Poythress makes the case that such stable ground is found in Jesus, writing, “As you see more clearly who Jesus is, you grow more fully into your best self.” How can you live authentically free within the true story of reality? This book aims to help readers with this puzzling predicament. Reading this book over the past week with Easter approaching was helpful in considering my own resurrected identity given to me by the risen Christ. But regardless of the season, I highly recommend reading this one! Planning on having my 13 year old read it this summer, too.
Poythress writes, “Your mind is lighting the path of your identity journey. How do you make sense of your past? Who is the person you see yourself growing into? But your mind is never operating in isolation. It's always being conformed or transformed by the contexts you place it in. If you immerse your mind in beholding Jesus, you will have a stable context, a stable vision, and therefore a stable identity—even as you continue to grow.
The thesis of how a Christian becomes his or her best self is simple: Jesus and the Holy Spirit through God's word among God's people will transform your mind and self into someone more glorious than you could imagine.”
Thank you for this thoughtful review, Andy!
