In my last blog, I talked about accountability — saying what you’ll do and doing what you said. But accountability doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s the fruit of something deeper, something foundational, and something most people never stop long enough to examine.
Knowing who you are is the baseline for success in life.
Everything flows from that.
Identity: Where Everything Begins
Identity determines purpose.
Identity shapes desire.
Identity influences action.
Identity supports accountability.
Identity produces excellence.
If your identity is unclear, everything built on top of it feels unstable. But once identity is settled, your motivations, decisions, and follow-through begin to align — almost naturally.
For me, this is where it becomes very personal:
My identity comes from who I am in Christ.
Not who people say I am.
Not who the culture tries to shape me into.
Not who my past insists I still am.
For Christians, this is the piece that finally settles the soul.
Until someone understands their identity in Christ, they will never experience the fulfillment they hope their Christian walk will give them.
When you know who you are in Him:
• You stop striving for approval you already have.
• You stop chasing worth you’ve already been given.
• You stop living from insecurity and start living from confidence.
• You realize your life has purpose because your identity now has purpose.
But here’s something that applies to everyone — believers and non-believers alike:
We all have a subset identity, tied to what we do: teacher, manager, salesperson, leader, and so on. Roles matter; everyone has to do something. But that’s not who you are.
If you’re not a Christian, you’ll naturally operate from this level. You build your identity from your skills, your job, your responsibilities. And yes, you can build a successful life that way.
But most people eventually feel something missing, because roles change, success shifts, circumstances evolve.
That’s why I often tell people:
If you’ve never settled the deeper question of who you really are, consider exploring Christianity.
Find someone who genuinely knows who they are in Christ — someone steady, grounded, not pushy — and let them point you toward the One who gives identity that doesn’t fall apart when life does.
It’s amazing how much clarity shows up when identity is finally settled.
Identity → Alignment → Purpose: How They Actually Work Together
Identity reveals who you are.
Alignment with Christ reveals what you were created to do — your purpose.
Without alignment, purpose becomes self-assigned. And that’s where so many people get stuck.
Most people operate from the subset identity we just talked about — their role, their job, their abilities. Nothing wrong with that; those abilities were placed in you by God Himself.
But operating from your subset without Christ skips alignment entirely.
It jumps straight from who you think you are to what you decide your purpose is.
And yes — people can make that work.
They build careers, achieve goals, and succeed on paper.
But something is always missing:
That inner stamp of approval.
That sense of “this is what I was made for.”
Purpose without alignment is disconnected purpose — and disconnected purpose eventually wears a person out.
I’ve seen this again and again:
Many people come to Christ already operating from their subset identity and a self-chosen purpose. They’re doing what they do… and doing it well… but deep down they know it’s incomplete.
When they find Christ and who they are in Him something shifts. But:
It requires an identity checkup.
It calls for realignment.
And yes, it asks you to revisit your purpose — not to lose it, but to finally fulfill it.
And when that alignment happens, something powerful takes place:
• Purpose starts breathing again.
• Joy returns.
• Work feels meaningful.
• The skills God placed in you finally connect with the reason He placed them there.
Alignment doesn’t erase your gifts — it redeems them.
Purpose: The Why That Awakens Desire
Purpose gives meaning to your actions. It answers the “why,” and the “why” matters more than most people realize.
When I was involved in multilevel marketing, the very first question we asked anyone joining was:
“Why are you doing this?”
If their purpose wasn’t strong, the moment things got difficult, they would quit. But when someone had a compelling “why,” desire would rise — and desire motivates action.
Purpose gives birth to desire.
And desire is what pulls you forward into action.
Desire: The Internal Push Toward Action
Desire isn’t hype, it’s the inward pull that comes from knowing your purpose.
“Apply” becomes a motivating word when desire is present. You stop talking and start taking steps forward.
A friend once told me, the difference between a dream and it becoming a reality is action. Nothing happens until you start moving toward your desired outcome in life, your purpose.
And once action begins, something else forms right behind it.
Accountability: Integrity Expressed Through Action
Accountability isn’t pressure; it’s integrity.
It’s simply keeping your word to the future you said you wanted.
When desire motivates action, accountability becomes part of your character and character matters. Without it, any success is short lived. For character to shine through:
1. do what you said you would would do
2. stop negotiating with yourself.
3. follow through with excellence.
When you do these three things, your life will begins to mean something again.
Excellence: The Natural Outcome
Excellence isn’t perfection. (But it can be.) Excellence is consistency, integrity, and effort that reflects who you are — and Whose you are.
When your identity is in Christ…
When alignment shapes your daily walk…
When purpose clarifies your direction…
When desire fuels your action…
When accountability keeps you steady…
Excellence rises.
It’s not something you chase — it’s something you become.
The Order That Moves a Life
Identity → Alignment → Purpose → Desire → Action → Accountability → Excellence and all to the glory of God
This is the pattern.
This is the progression.
This is how we grow — spiritually, personally, and professionally.
This is how we give glory to God.
And it all begins with knowing who you are.
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