This Is Who I Am

Hey guys. I have a confession to make:It's been a rough week. I'm not sure why, exactly; God's been so good to me. I've been picking up considerably more hours at my new job (did I ever mention I got a new job??), and it's honestly been fantastic. I love the atmosphere, I love the people. I love everything about this new job -- rediscovering financial freedom included.And yet, I can't help feeling I'm missing something. Isn't life more than jobs and paychecks and even feeling "fulfilled"? I think Ecclesiastes has a great word for such vainglory pursuits.This lack of a life-fire has translated into ZERO blogging output this week. Until now, obviously. A couple weeks ago I was quite inspired and ready to blog it up everyday. Then Seek Week happened, and while it was certainly a refueling week, it once again threw me off my blogging rhythm.That special week was all about IDENTITY, just as this entire year has been about IDENTITY. A couple nights ago, I started feeling my identity being attacked. My identity as a human, my identity as a Christian.My identity as a man.It's been a 26-year struggle, honestly. A personal battle of highs and lows, momentary peaks and endless valleys. I often need reminding of my manhood and worth, it seems.And then a friend happened to send me a video titled, "Who You Are: A Message to All Men." I about cried in the coffee shop watching it unfold, as if the man in the video were sitting across from me with a Styrofoam cup-o'-joe in hand:http://youtu.be/aTAn-tk2pDATHIS is who you are...I have few words left to muster tonight. Needless to say: this video met a need the other night. It still does. I've rewatched the thing multiple times these last few days, and I've started watching other videos from The Anima Series (including a "Who You Are" video for women from the same artist).I'm digging them. A lot. They look like an awesome group of people whose purpose is to get Christian artists' stuff out there. And it looks like they're catching on fast.Definitely give The Anima Series a further look on YouTube and become fans on Facebook. Additionally, they've started a Kickstarter campaign to produce a collaborative worship album featuring local artists. I sense big things unfolding here, and I'm excited to follow these guys.In the meantime, I remind myself and you all, my precious readers:I am awesome. This is who I am.And this is who you are.This is who we are.