12 Secrets of Successful Families - 9. Identity

WHAT IT MEANS 

Your identity goes far beyond your name and appearance.  It involves your values, beliefs, and character. Really, your identity is everything that makes you, you - both inside and out.  

WHY IT MATTERS

When you have a strong sense of identity, you stand up for your beliefs instead of allowing your peers to control you. 

"A lot of people are like the mannequins you see in a store display.  They don't chose the clothes they wear; others do." -Adrian.

"I've learned how to stand up for  what is right even when it's hard. I can tell who my real friends are by how they act and by how I act around them." -Courtney.  

BIBLE PRINCIPLE:  "Stop being molded by this system of things, but be transformed by making your mind over." -ROMANS 12:2. 

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