Basically I began to think for myself and expand my curiosity to define who Angela was through God 's image. Jeremiah 29:11says, "For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for well-being and not for trouble, to give you a future and a hope." (New Life Version) It was not soon after, I discovered the passion for dance and it was then I experienced a new element to formulate my identity. I share all this information about myself because I use to wish I wouldn 't had went through all the dysfunction I did. As I have found healing and peace to specific situations, I have realized these good and bad encounters are what formulated who I am today as a wife, mother and …show more content…
In Romans 12:2 God 's word informs us to not be conformed by the elements of this world, but for us to be proactively seeking the imagine God has intended for each of our lives. By nature we will fall into the temptation of our surrounding environments. "Our genes affect how people react to and influence us."(Myers & Dewall, 2015, p. 151) This is why the Bible warns us to walk in awareness of processing our surroundings so that our identity 's transform in a righteous way. The value of our own wealth of ourselves is nothing compared to the value God has for each of us. God 's plan for our lives is to build an identity that will ultimately lead us to