{"id":227,"date":"2010-12-28T19:57:01","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T03:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upstreamteens.wordpress.com\/2010\/12\/28\/discussion-identity\/"},"modified":"2013-04-12T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T22:07:53","slug":"discussion-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/blog\/2010\/12\/discussion-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion: Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What (or who) do you identify with?<\/p>\n<p>How do you communicate that?<\/p>\n<p>Who has influence on you?<\/p>\n<p>Who do you influence?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: &#8220;O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.&#8221;<br \/>\n-1 Kings 18:36 (NIV)<\/p>\n<p>Elijah knew what he was on the earth for, and what God wanted him to do with his time.  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