Who Are You?

If you heard the song in your head when you read this, you get bonus points!!!

Lately, I've felt like life has been handing me a lot of pop quizzes. Some situations that feel like deja vu. Others come out of nowhere.

It's as if the universe leans in and whispers, "Will you still stumble the same way, or will you stand in who you've become?"

The tests aren't new. We all go through them. How I perceive them and respond to them is what is different.

Now I recognize them.

I pause.

I reflect on what I think the test is about.

What would the old me do? How should this new version of me handle it?

Truthfully, sometimes I still slip. I still feel the pull of old habits, the weight of old wounds.

What I'm seeing is that, more times than not, I'm choosing healthier reactions and feeling stronger and stronger in the process.

All of this reinforces that I'm not who I was. I am becoming this better version of myself. More than anything, I'm seeing that I have the power and knowledge to hold myself and course correct when I do slip.

That my friends is real growth.

I recognize now that the tests aren't to break us or break us down. I think they are just God's way of checking in. Giving us a chance to ask ourselves... Who are you today?