You Get to Decide Who You Become

• By candidasullivan
• July 10, 2025
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Who are you?

So often, we use this question to tear ourselves apart. We look for each fault and failure and then magnify each one. In our eyes, we are never good enough. Even if we excel in many areas of our lives, we still focus on the problem areas.

The enemy is always there to magnify our insecurities. One of his tricks is making us feel as if we are not good enough. Instead of focusing on our weaknesses, let’s focus on who we want to be.

When we clearly define the kind of person we want to be, we can become them. Years ago, I decided that I wanted to be a patient person. At the time, I came unglued all the time and yelled. Then, I beat myself up for yelling. It was a negative cycle. My mind tried to convince me that I couldn’t change. So, I created a mantra in my mind. Whenever someone pushed my buttons and made me want to yell, I told myself, you can’t make me mad. I won’t allow it.

After doing this repeatedly, I was able to control my emotions better. While I still slip up occasionally, I am doing so much better. We are all a work in progress. Therefore, we can choose how we will act and what we believe. If we don’t like something about ourselves, we can change it. We don’t have to stay stuck in cycles of pain. God gave us all free will.

So, who do you want to be?

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