{"id":6620,"date":"2025-08-20T18:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=6620"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T23:01:04","slug":"identifying-with-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2025\/identifying-with-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying with Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6620\" class=\"elementor elementor-6620\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5f2b22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5f2b22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fff2b7\" data-id=\"1fff2b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a59d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22a59d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I became a follower of Jesus in 2020 at the age of 40, seven years into my faculty career. The COVID-19 pandemic was my blessing in disguise.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8c8321 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8c8321\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a016db\" data-id=\"8a016db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b2b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85b2b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the rest of the world went into lockdown, my family sought fellowship in a new way\u2014by attending church for the first time. Thankfully, I found true and everlasting fellowship in Jesus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">After accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior, my inward transformation was profound and steady as I grew my prayer life, joined Bible studies, and was adopted into a new family of brothers and sisters in Christ!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong>My New Identity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, outwardly\u2026I&nbsp;<em>looked<\/em>&nbsp;the same. I went to work each day, wore the same clothes, taught the same classes, and researched the same topics. I wanted my colleagues and students to know about my new identity, but I wasn\u2019t sure how to tell them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, I focused on \u201cliving out\u201d my faith at work. My research lab flourished as I learned to lead and work by Jesus\u2019s example- with love, truth, and a focus on bringing Him glory in all I do. I prayed fervently, \u201cLord, let someone notice that I (and my lab group) are different and ask me&nbsp;<em>why<\/em>, so that I may share Your good news.\u201d But weeks turned into months and the colleagues who did take note commented that I must have \u201cgood luck,\u201d and moved on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong>Speaking Up &#8211; Uncharacteristically<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">My next step in faith was to speak up. Social-political issues were increasingly being pushed into faculty discussions and my colleagues sought to codify their ideology into our governing policies. Through the discernment of the Holy Spirit, I recognized the danger in this. I (uncharacteristically) spoke up boldly against the proposed ideas which contradicted the moral teachings of Jesus. God honored this act of obedience, and the new policies were never adopted. While this event exposed my difference from the group, it still didn\u2019t reveal the reason behind it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">One Sunday my pastor\u2019s message hit home: it\u2019s not enough to \u201clive out\u201d my faith, I must take the critical next step of&nbsp;<em>telling people why&nbsp;<\/em>I\u2019m different.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong>Afraid of Being Pigeon-holed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">It sounds silly, but I became emotionally embattled over whether to start wearing a cross necklace to work. This symbol would effectively tell people \u201c<em>Whose\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;I really am, but in a world obsessed with labels and identity, I was afraid of being pigeonholed by people with a false understanding of Christianity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, I did start wearing a cross necklace to work. I also started accumulating small items (pictures, nicknacks) in my office that point to Jesus.&nbsp;<\/p><blockquote style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve become more comfortable introducing myself in class as a believer, and I\u2019m learning to speak more naturally about God, blessings, and gratefulness in everyday conversation.<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: center\"><strong>Being Sought Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">My increasing willingness to identify with Christ has opened many new doors. Several Christian students have thanked me for unashamedly mentioning my faith in the classroom and have shared their testimonies with me. Ironically (without knowing my story), one student shared that he used to always wear a cross necklace, but he took it off when he left home for college. He said that my example encouraged him to start wearing it again. Non-believing students have also sought me out for spiritual conversations, and I\u2019ve shared the gospel with a few. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, not everyone at the university knows about my new identity as a child of God, but I am prepared to both&nbsp;<em>show&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>tell&nbsp;<\/em>them about it when the opportunity arises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d04a3e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d04a3e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8730a08\" data-id=\"8730a08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730a6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"730a6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2025\/08\/unnamed_041222.jpg?w=512\" title=\"unnamed_041222\" alt=\"unnamed_041222\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1231ec9\" data-id=\"1231ec9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9078e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c9078e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Lisa Chambers<\/strong><\/h3><h3>Biology<\/h3><h3>University of Central Florida<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I became a follower of Jesus in 2020 at the age of 40, seven years into my faculty career. 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