Imposters

In last week's orientation for work, one of the speakers spoke on owning up to our mistakes. He claimed that the greatest fear of incoming lawyers is what he called "imposter syndrome," where lawyers fear that others may discover that they are not as good/competent/responsible as they try to present ourselves.

I've been thinking about this "imposter syndrome" concept this week. Everyone suffers from it. At its crux, the fear of being found an imposter is a matter of an identity crisis. There is a fear of being one's true identity being found out and a preference for a false identity we try to convince others of.

As Christians our identity is in Christ, so there need not be a fear of being revealed as an imposter (after all, the first step is to recognize our fallenness.). However, it's worth reflecting on whether we really claim that truth--whether we really live that out or if in some senses we do live in fear of being proven an imposter.