I’m not a sinner, but I sin.
I’m not a singer, but I sing.
I’m not a writer, but I write.
I’m not a seeker, but I seek.
I’m not a dancer, but I dance.
I’m not a speaker, but I speak.
I’m not a Saint, but I’m a saint.
I’m not a mother, but I mother.
I’m not a feminist, but I’m feminine.
I’m not an college student, but I’m a student.
I’m not perfect, but I’m an imperfect perfectionist.
I’m more than just she, I’m me.
In 100 words, who are you? Who are you not?
I don't want to write what came to my mind when I read your question but your post is beautiful. It certainly captures a perfect picture of you.
Oh Bianca!!!! I love this, this is one of the best things I've read all week. 🙂 Thanks for sharing! Have a blessed day!
Love this post!
I don't want to sound overly dramatic, but today, I can't answer these questions. I'm not sure who I am, nor what I'm not. My goal, though, is to figure it out.
I am not my past
I am not my job
I am not my mistakes
I am not my illness
I am not the wrong paths I have travelled
I am not my friends or family
I am not perfect
I am not my education
I am not the finished product
I am not the people I admire
I am not what I write
I am not what I say or hear
I am not what I watch
I am the outcome of it all
I am a work in progress
Wow.
Bianca,
I liked this post – very poetic and true. However, as one who has wrestled with perfectionism in the course of my life, I wonder if the second to last line is truth.
God has reminded me so many times of the truth that I am not my sin. I am not a liar or a manipulator or an idolator – I am, as Colossians 3:12 says, "holy and dearly loved".
And yet for years this was the one sin that I continually identified myself with. All of this finally came to a head a year or so ago when I was dealing with one of those painful places in which I was frustrated at this sin – that I could not escape this desire to be perfect.
God graciously reminded me that my identity was not in this sin, and I think very clearly asked me why I was still identifying myself through that sin.
Perhaps this is simply a personal conviction – God's work of grace in my life required that I stopped wearing that label (which honestly was both a scarlet letter and a proud badge). So now when people ask "are you a perfectionist?" I reply "I'm not a perfectionist, but I wrestle with perfectionistic tendencies. I'm trying to trust Jesus more in this area."
In doing that, I've found so much more incredible freedom and peace. He has been good and faithful to daily work to free me from that sin.
Anyway, just a little comment…really, it is a wonderful post. 🙂
-Sarah
I am not my bad decisions
I am not a failure
I am not depressed
I am not sad
I am not a disappointment
I am not a mistake
I am not weak
I am not ugly
I am not a poor excuse for a woman
I am not just a giggle and a smile
I am not my mom
I am not what I drive, what I wear or where I live
I am the mom to an amazing young woman
I am in love with Jesus and I am beautiful in His eyes.
I’m not patient, but I am Kind.
I’m not worthy, but I am chosen.
I’m not emotional, but I am sensitive.
I’m not invisible, but I am skipped over.
I’m not complete, but I am being filled.
I’m not shy; I’m just waiting for my time to speak.
I’m not holding back anymore, I’m open and ready.
I’m not boastful, but I am a jealous person.
I’m not easily influenced, but at times I give in to the wrong crowd.
I’m not the strong silent type, I am one to cry when I worship.
I’m not alone, I am loved.
God Bless Bianca!
I am a wife.
I am a mother.
I am forgiven, but don't easily forgive.
I am not a runner, but I run.
I am not a dancer, but i wish I was.
I am shy.
I am a D.O.R.K…Daughter of the Risen King.
I am not perfect, but can't wait till that day.
I am weak, but He is strong.
I am a daughter of a king, but hardly girly enough to be a princess
I am a wife, trying to be that lady that set the bar to high…. proverbs 31 (ugh)
I am a mom, praying I don’t jack up my kids
I am a friend, but sometimes wish I could be more friendly
I am a perfectionist, I am anal and I am controlling!!!
BUT
Despite all that I am, I am LOVED by a God most high that thinks I am better
than all these and believes in me!
(93 words I counted) 🙂
i am.
forgiven. loved. redeemed. made new.
i am.
crazy. extrovert. zany.
i am.
passionate. intense. focused. hopeful.
i am.
a friend. a lover of people. an instrument of change. a strong yet doting single mother.
i am.
a dreamer. a fighter. an innovator. a launcher.
i am.
a worshiper. a prayer warrior. a prophetic voice for the next generation.
i am.
because He is.
Love it.
Yummy. Just yummy.
I am a mother
I am not my mother
I don’t want to be my mother
This I fear… My dear Lord, I don’t want to be like my mother. Teach me Your kind, loving, merciful and patient ways. Erase her evil ways from my mind and heart.
I am a passionate child of God. Fiesty in my loyalties of family – right – and wrong. I am compassionate and honest. Sometimes naive and gullible. Always trying to improve myself.
I love to laugh – to smile – and I feel things deeply. If I cry – it will be felt deeply. If I love – it will be wholeheartedly.
I'm called to make a difference. Me. The girl next door.
I love my life. I love my children with everything in me.
I love my fake curls, dark chocolate, french fries, and a really good salad. I thrive on warm sunshine and I love a good chick flick.
And this is only part of who I am.
I tried to define who I am by categories:
Body, Background, Relationships, Roles/Functions, Soul, Spirit, Gifts…
But I hopelessly got lost. Where does one category end and another start? Are there more or fewer of them?
Which ones really define me? I don’t know.
All I know is this:
He is perfect. He made me. He loves me. He saved me. I am to love and to worship/fear Him with all that I am now, to seek Him and to allow Him to define me in all categories there are as He wills.
I am HIS.
Nothing else really matters.
I love Jesus Christ, he rescued me from the deep hole I was in
I am forgiven and loved, even though I don't deserve it
I am thankful for His mercy, without Him I don't know where I would be
I am not a perfect mother, although I try to be one
I love my sisters, I hope they know that
I have three kids who are my world, even though they drive me CRAZY
I make a lot of mistakes, but I try hard not to make the same twice
I miss my Mom so much, sometimes its too much pain to handle
I don't know why Cancer hit our family, but only He knows why
I am not a prayer warrior, but I know He hears me when I call
I want to go to Heaven and see Him face to face, thank Him for all he has done in my life
And then see my beautiful mother again…..
Wow, thanks for being so open. It was beautiful.
i am tired, but i'm still in the race
i am a coward, but ask God to be my courage
i am uncertain about a lot, but am certain i love Jesus
I am shy, but not so much on blog commenting
i love my children, but often doubt i am a good mother
i am anxious to be in Heaven, but somehow still afraid of dying
i am loved, but still struggle with that concept..
Keep fighting the fight, Christy! xoxo
I am 26 years old today
I am my father’s resemblance, but I am not my father.
I am my mother’s gesture, but I am not my mother.
I am 33% my father.
I am 33% my mother.
I am 34% God.
I am an orphan, but God is my Father.
I am single. I live it one day at a time.
I am a woman with the heart of a girl.
I am broken, but in God I am restored.
I am grateful to have one more year to be more like Him and less like me.
I love this jessica. What a beautiful post.
I would love to hear your explanation of "I am not a sinner, but I sin." I believe the Bible defines sin as "a willful transgression". Are you calling mistakes "sin" or are you actually sinning every day & then repenting every night before sleep? If a person truly "sins" then aren't they a "sinner"? This is something I've honestly wondered about for a while as I've heard lots of Christians make the same statement as you have.
Hi Lori,
I have to disagree with Bianca's statement, "I am not a sinner." Romans 3:23 says that ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. All means ALL. We can definitely be forgiven sinners, thanks to Jesus' work on the cross, but we are still sinners. Once we are saved, we should definitely not live in sin (meaning a pattern of willful disobedience). Our desire should be to live a life of holiness. However, no where in the Bible does it say that once we are saved, we're not sinners. Paul the apostle even called himself the CHIEF of sinners in 1 Tim. 1:15, and this was after he had already given His life to Christ. He recognized who he was apart from the grace of God. We will always be sinners (and what I mean by this, is humans with a sinful nature that we need to deny) until we get to Heaven when we will be made perfect. Until then, it's a constant battle between our flesh and the Spirit.
Thanks for your comment, I totally agree with you. I believe we as Christians have gotten to the point where we have our own "Christianese speak" & often stray from the Bible truly says. We forget that we are no better than the "sinners who aren't in church every Sunday morning" & that we need to work just as hard as the next person to get into Heaven. That said, I am still curious as to what some Christians are defining as "sin", what they are doing every day that they think God would disagree with.
Wow. I'm taken back at how much scrutiny 89 words were analyzed. Given the allotment of 100 words, I did what I creatively could.
Lori, thanks for posting your email address and real name. I don't usually respond to anonymous comments and fake email address, so I will end this with what I consider to be a sin:
People who lie about email addresses, cast stones from the privacy shield of their computer, and don't practice Matthew 18:15.
Lori, if I haven't been 100% honest about my life as the Chief of all Sinner, please read previously blogs. The reference was simply made about "sinner" being my identity, which it is not. I sin. I'm forgiven. I continue on. Hope I cleared this up.
Bianca, thanks for your response. I have never & will never "hide" behind a computer screen, I have no reason to do that. That question was truly an honest one, one that has confused me as I attempt to be what God wants. I grew up in a strict conservative home with lots of "rules" but no explanations. I'm sorry if my question offended you.
Bianca,
I am posting as anonymous because 1) I don't know you and you don't know me so it doesn't really matter what my name is, and 2) I don't like to give out my name on the internet for privacy reasons. Obviously, I wasn't trying to "trick" you, as it was plain as day that the email address given was not a real email address. This blog won't let you post a comment without entering something in that field, hence the anonymous email address. Anyway, I don't think there was anything wrong with my response to Lori. I was just trying to clear something up for her, as she had asked a question. I knew that it most likely what you meant in your post, but some people might not have understood that… obviously, as Lori had asked if you could explain it. There's no need to get defensive. There's nothing wrong with trying to clear something up for someone. I don't believe I said anything disrespectful and I was not out to confront you about sin in your life (which is where Matthew 18 comes in). I simply said I had to disagree.
How much we need to realize who we REALLY are and ARE NOT. Beautiful. By God's grace, let us see ourselves through HIS eyes and not through the our own wicked hearts.
I only have 3 things to say. I'm your mother, will alwasy be, and will love you forever. Love, Mom
Beautiful! Can I say copy/paste excluding the mother? Well said, Bianca.
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