Have you ever wondered who you really are beneath all the labels, expectations, and roles you’ve carried?

In today’s episode, I share an unexpected lesson God showed me while power washing and scraping paint off an old storage shed.

As layers of old paint peeled away, revealing the original wood underneath, I couldn’t help but think about identity—and how often our true selves get covered over by stories we’ve believed, words spoken over us, wounds we’ve carried, and expectations we’ve tried to meet.

Sometimes healing begins in the cracks.

Sometimes the places that feel broken are the very places where God begins revealing what He created from the beginning.

In this episode we talk about:

• How identity gets covered by layers over time
• Why “cracks” can become places of healing
• Letting God remove false labels and old beliefs
• What Scripture says about who we are in Him
• Returning to the original identity God created in us

Scriptures Mentioned

• Psalm 139:13
• Jeremiah 31:3
• John 15:16
• Romans 8:16–17
• Ephesians 2:10
• Matthew 28:20

Join Me: Being Known

If this conversation stirred something in you, I’d love to invite you to join me for Being Known, my 8-week virtual identity workshop. Register at https://www.illuminatethepath.com/workshop

Together we’ll explore:

• who God says you are
• the false identities you may be carrying
• how to replace lies with truth
• what it means to live fully known by God

You are known. You are loved. And God is gently uncovering the real you.