We spend much of life trying to “get somewhere.” Success, fulfillment, identity, peace — we chase them as if they’re somewhere out there. But what if the real journey isn’t about going out, but about going back? Back to something God already placed in us.
When Scripture says we are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), it points to something essential already woven into our being. But life has a way of piling things on top of that image — fear, trauma, shame, lies, pessimism, disappointments. What was meant to shine often gets buried.
Paul wrote, “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2). Notice: it’s not about importing something foreign into us. It’s about renewing — restoring what has always been there. The Greek word for “renewing” (anakainōsis) literally means a making new again — a restoration. Transformation comes not from becoming someone else but from uncovering who God designed us to be.
I’ve experienced this firsthand. In a tough season of my life, I thought everything was falling apart. But looking back, I see that I didn’t just survive — I discovered. Strength, focus, determination, faith… things that weren’t brand new, but had been there all along. Buried, maybe. But not absent.
Like Michelangelo once said about carving his sculptures: “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” The masterpiece was already in the stone. It just had to be uncovered.
Maybe our journey isn’t about becoming someone we’ve never been. Maybe it’s about uncovering the masterpiece God has already hidden inside us.
So today, instead of chasing what we think we lack, let’s start unpacking what we already carry. Let’s ask God to renew our minds, to strip away the fear and lies, and to help us uncover the strength, resilience, and faith He planted in us from the beginning.
Let’s not wait to “become.” Let’s uncover it.
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