🔥 "Before Destiny, There Must Be Identity: Unravelling the True You"

Elizabeth Coffie
Jun 19, 2025
3 min read

🌿 Introduction

Many desire to walk boldly in their God-given destiny, yet feel stuck, lost, or unsure. The truth is simple but profound: Before your destiny can be revealed, your identity must be unravelled. Not created—because your identity already exists in the heart of God—but unveiled, because it has often been hidden under layers of pain, labels, trauma, or even success that wasn't Spirit-led.

A woman reflecting on the topic ''identifying the true you''

📖 Scriptural Foundation

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” – Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV)

This verse is not just a poetic introduction to Jeremiah’s ministry. It is a prophetic blueprint. God knew you, formed you, set you apart, and appointed you—before your physical existence. In Heaven’s eyes, identity precedes destiny.

🔍 Identity Before Assignment

Many ask:

“Why haven’t I stepped fully into my purpose?”
“Why do I feel like something’s missing?”
“What is the ‘real’ me God sees?”

The answer lies in the divine principle: God never reveals destiny to a false identity. You must know who you are—in Him, through Him, and because of Him—before you can fully step into what He’s assigned to your life.

👑 My Journey: Embracing the Identity of Elizabeth Coffie

I am many things in the world’s view—author, entrepreneur, property investor, educator, developer, mentor, mother, wife—but above all, I am a daughter of the King, formed with purpose, marked by heaven, and assigned for nations.

For years, I wrestled with external definitions—negative titles and names, trauma, expectations—but God began to strip away those layers and reveal the woman He originally designed:

A kingdom builder
A marketplace apostle
A nurturer of dreams and destinies
A voice of wisdom and clarity
A spiritual mother
A prophetic forerunner
A kingdom investor

The more I embraced who I am, the clearer what I am meant to do became.

🔑 Keys to Unravelling Your Identity

Here are 5 steps to walk in the truth of your divine identity:

1. Return to the Creator’s Blueprint

You were formed with intention. Go back to the Word. Let the Holy Spirit show you who He saw when He formed you.

2. Renounce False Labels

Let go of names others gave you—failure, broken, too much, not enough. God never called you that.

3. Ask God to Reveal Your True Name

Biblically, names signify nature and purpose. What has heaven always called you?

4. Walk with Identity Before Assignment

You don’t need a platform to be powerful. Be confident in who you are, not just what you do.

5. Declare the Truth Daily

Identity must be reinforced. Speak it. Live it. Own it.

🕊️ Prophetic Declaration Download

To help you reinforce your God-given identity, I’ve created a free downloadable prophetic declaration:

👉 [Download: “Who I Am in Christ – A Daily Identity Declaration”]

💬 Final Thought

Dear woman and man of faith and fire: You were not an afterthought. You were known. Formed. Set apart. Appointed. Heaven is waiting for you to embrace the fullness of your identity so that your destiny can be fully revealed.

You don’t need to become someone else. You need to become you—the real you.

And that’s where the glory begins.