Who do you say that you are?

I was trying to read Deuteronomy today. So, not one of my favorite books but still I made a commitment to stick with reading through the bible in one year. My mind has been wondering all morning and when that happens my reading goes a little something like this;
.... These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain.... my lips are dry, I should find some chap stick....where was I, It is eleven days' journey from Horeb.... How do you even pronounce that word? OK, These are the words which Moses... wait I just read that. Ugh!
Frustrating hu? I guess I'll have to get back to that chapter later tonight when my mind isn't a jumble of thoughts. I know what you're thinking, you just gotta pray and take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Trust me, God is working on me don't you worry. Praise Him that He is a teacher of different learning styles right? "Five minute break Alyscia go get whatever you've got on your mind off and then we'll try again." Thanks Teacher be right back.
God is so patient with us isn't He? So what has been on my mind is, Identity, my identity your identity everybody's identity. Who do we say that we are? Well I was a wife but I'm not that anymore. I am a mother still but that's even been redesigned because now I'm a single mother. I am a daughter but I never took well to that role. I am a jobless husband-less lonely woman! (OK my emotions are wild right now so excuse my drama)  Honestly I don't know who I say that I am except the Lords. Isaiah 43:1 says, Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; YOU ARE MINE. Sweet! I like that God claims me even if I am a nobody!
I don't understand people who have their lives planned out from a young age and then somehow manage to live out, to the letter, exactly how they had planned it. What?!? How crazy is that?  Only in my dreams! Well I certainly didn't plan my life out that's for sure! It hasn't been a walk in the park by any means! But the funny thing is I don't care what my life looks like right now. I don't even want to think about the future let alone make plans for it, should it even come. I am just trying to.... heal....that doesn't sound right.... recover.... no not that either....be.... yeah, I am just trying to be. Lord help me to be here! Help me to see all that You've creatively designed just for me. Help me to see this beautiful sunny day, the breeze that gently blows the towering trees, the birds, the grass....I could go on but you get the picture. There are things in life that you don't notice because you are too busy trying to BE that person you want to be. How lovely and wonderful it is to know that all I ever need to be is HIS! I am God's child and He loves me.
As I was thinking about identity I checked my e-mail and I found this video journal that I subscribed to.... isn't God good!!! He knows where I am and He understands! Check out the link below. Have a blessed day just being His!!!
The Disciple Jesus Loved