I found this from today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers very interesting!
That they may be one, even as We are one. — John 17:22
Personality is that peculiar, incalculable thing that is meant when we speak of ourselves as distinct from everyone else. Our personality is always too big for us to grasp. An island in the sea may be but the top of a great mountain. Personality is like an island; we know nothing about the great depths underneath, consequently we cannot estimate ourselves. We begin by thinking that we can, but we come to realize that there is only one Being Who understands us, and that is our Creator.
Personality is the characteristic of the spiritual man as individuality is the characteristic of the natural man. Our Lord can never be defined in terms of individuality and independence, but only in terms of personality, “I and My Father are one.” Personality merges, and you only reach your real identity when you are merged with another person. When love, or the Spirit of God strikes a man, he is transformed, he no longer insists upon his separate individuality. Our Lord never spoke in terms of individuality, of a man’s “elbows” or his isolated position, but in terms of personality — “that they may be one, even as We are one.” If you give up your right to yourself to God, the real true nature of your personality answers to God straight away. Jesus Christ emancipates the personality, and the individuality is transfigured; the transfiguring element is love, personal devotion to Jesus. Love is the outpouring of one personality in fellowship with another personality.
When I have thought about MY personality, I have mostly looked at only the negative aspect, my shortcomings! From this I have a clearer understanding that our actual personality is who GOD made us to be, and that can only come to the forefront in our lives when we surrender to Him! Spending time in fellowship with Jesus, meditating on the Word of God, staying filled with His Spirit, and putting the Word into practice will bring out the very BEST that God put into us for that purpose in the first place! So, when people say they are trying to "find themselves", what they really need is to find JESUS so that they can become the new creation that we read about in 2 Corinthians 5:17! I encourage you to get to know Jesus more, so that you can find the REAL you, and others can, too! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "Back To Life":Shalom in Him!
