Listening to a podcast of Mark Driscoll preaching on Ephesians and one thing he said that really struck a chord with me was this:

 “Your sufferings may explain you. Your income might explain you. Your health, your beauty, your life stage, your marital status, your IQ, your résumé, your GPA, your net worth, the car you drive, the clothes you wear—those things might explain you, but they don’t define you. They don’t define you.”

Your real identity is found only in Christ! Be who you are supposed to be. This is huge.