As Christians, we are told in 2 Corinthians 10 to "...demolish strongholds.. [to] demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we [are to] take captive every thought to make it obedient of Christ." When we pay attention, (ask for God to give us eyes to see) we start to notice that we have many opportunities every day to do put this instruction from Scripture into practice in obedience to Christ.
Our message is very different from the culture's message. In fact, it is typically the antithesis. How would the culture answer the question, "Who am I?" Culture, by in large, places it's faith in Evolution and the truly sad belief in our having sprung up through a series of accidents from the slime. Nothing special there. Just advanced bugs, rodents, apes. But God tells us in Colossians 1, For by Him [Jesus] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. And in Genesis 1, Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." And from Psalm 139, For you [God] created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
These are just a tiny bit of what God tells us is true about "Who we are". As Christians, we can confidently answer the question "Who am I?" like this: I am the crown and glory of the creation of God. Here by design, on purpose, made for God's glory, set apart by the Creator of the Universe to do good works that He has prepared in advance for me to do. My life matters, as does the life of every human being.
We really need to convey this Truth to our children. They are taught Macro Evolution in government run schools and bombarded with culture's sad faith in a lie daily, which if taken to its logical conclusion, is a message of despair. We are in a battle for our minds and the minds of our children. Our weapons are not like the worlds. We have the sword of Truth (God's word) and prayer. So speak often about the truth of who we are with your kids or they will be confused by the conflicting messages they are receiving.
