“In Christ, I am not who I was, nor who I fear I’ll be—I am who He says I am.”

Wouldn’t it be great to always have the right answer, the perfect solution, the needed tool, or just the right words to say?

The truth is we don’t, and we never will. As we grow older and hopefully wiser, our maturity often challenges the way we view God. Our desire to know Him more each day never stops, yet the pull of the world grows stronger. What we see with our eyes distracts us from the unseen. Deception beckons us, luring us into a life of comparison and envy disguised as beauty.

So how do we escape the trap?

I call this a Good to Great principle: Bedrock. Bedrock principles are the foundational, unshakable truths upon which everything else must be built. The world may call them “first principles,” but at the core, they’re simply what is true.

These principles serve as the immovable foundation that guides our decisions, shapes our behavior, and fuels our growth over time. Some truths must always come first, standing before and above all others.

The greatest of these is this: living from who God says you are “in Christ.”

When my identity is rooted in how God sees me rather than how I see myself then everything changes. Transformation takes place. My future is no longer dictated by fear. Freedom reigns. No more shame. No more hiding. Just me, as God intended walking with Him in unity, like in the Garden, restored to peace and wholeness.

That’s the power of Bedrock.

Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

Genesis 2:25