Where You're Going

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When you know “whose” you are, you’ll know “who” you are.

But so often, when we’re struggling, it’s a struggle with that crazy big word “IDENTITY.”

Naturally, we identify ourselves by our failures. That’s not how God wanted it.

So we try to find our identity in our successes. That doesn’t work either.

So what does?

John is joined by his incredible friend Jeremy Baus to look back on meeting in September of 2020, which was the start of going on a journey of identity, and finding out they are worthy.

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John and Jeremy talk about:

-Meeting!!

-How important “availability” is when others are struggling

-How some of Jeremy’s identity struggle goes back to family of origin miscommunication…and how they worked it out.

-Where he knows his “worthiness” comes from

-How parents can struggle with feeling “worthy” based on how their kids act or don’t act

-How excellence does not necessarily mean perfection

-How we sometimes struggle to separate our identity from what other people think of us

-How to balance hope for relationships with setting boundaries in relationships

-How Jeremy is his own worst critic…and why he feels he’s so hard on himself

-The importance of looking hard at your childhood

-Where Jeremy and John hope to find their identity

-Speaking identity into our children

-Sometimes we have to let others know they are WORTHY

-The incredible, personal gift Jeremy gave to John…that John will never forget!

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