I was reading an article from the sweet Sara Barrett talking about why teens today are in what many people call an identity crisis. When we talk about identity as Christians and who God says we are, we miss out on one very important piece of information. Before we can really receive who it is that God says we are, we have to answer the question, who is God that I should trust Him?" First of all…God is love!  If you are anything like me, I had a dad growing up who didn’t understand what it meant to be a good dad…not even close! It was hard for me to see how much I was really loved by God, because I was looking at God through the eyes of how I saw my earthly dad. However, once I had a revelation of how much God loved me, it rocked my world!    When I gave my life to Jesus at the age of 17, I was a depressed, broken, miserable mess! But what changed my life, was I heard how much He loved me and how much He cared about me…even when my earthly father didn’t and I couldn’t help but be drawn to him.    I have heard many Christians and even pastors say things like, “You better not mess up or God’s going to get you!” Ladies, God is not looking out and watching for when you mess up so that He can give you a holy smack to the head. No! He doesn’t like when you mess up. It hurts His heart, because He knows that it’s hurting you, but He’s not out to get you. That’s the devil. John 10:10 tells us that the thief…or the devil is the one who comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy, but Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly!   To learn more about who God is, check out this week's episode! Have you grabbed the Winter box from the Beautiful Movement, yet? The theme this month is, “Loved,” a box to remind you of your true worth and the gifts in this box will make you feel so special! Head on over to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com and grab your box today. Don’t forget to use the code, “uncommonteen” all one word, to save 15%! Follow the Beautiful Movement on Instagram @the_beautiful_movement Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and you all haven't been able to ask your questions for our Ask Me Anything podcast episodes...so to make that easier for you, we added a brand new RED button at the top of the UncommonTEEN website that says, "Ask Me Anything!" If you want to submit your questions for upcoming Ask Me Anything episodes, be sure to head on over to UncommonTEEN.com and ask your questions there! Connect with Us! Website: UncommonTEEN.com Instagram: @uncommon.teen UncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com