Created to Be God's Children

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Oct 15, 2025 · 4m

READ: JOHN 1:9-13; ROMANS 8:16-17; 1 JOHN 3:1-3 Have you ever heard someone say they were “created to be” an artist or an athlete or a leader? Growing up, I believed I was created to write because it brings me so much joy and allows me to encourage others. Perhaps there’s something you enjoy doing that has come to feel central to your identity too. But what if we weren’t created to “do,” but to “be”? The problem with basing our identity around any earthly thing is that when that activity or relationship isn’t going well, it can feel like our value plummets. That doesn’t mean those things are…