Who Am I?

The question to answer is who am I? It's such a simple question that has the ability to bring up the most deep and revealing answers. However, I wont start my first blog with those answers. Instead I'll start with the basics, which seems appropriate. My name is Colton Anthony Simmons and I was born July 12, 1989 in Santa Clara, California near the bay area. I have both a mother and a father as well as an older brother. I have been a Christian for most of my life but only in the most recent years of my life have I learned what it means to truly be a follower of Christ. So, in order for you to really get to know me and "who I am" you have to understand my hobbies as well as interests.
I try to fit as much fun into everyday of my life as I can and the way I do that is mostly by going place or playing outside. I love to play almost every sport, but only watch a few. Currently tennis is the only sport I play competitively for Azusa. I'm fairly small at only 5' 7", 135 pounds, so most sports were realistically not possible for me such as football and basketball, two of my favorites. But I'm still fairly athletic and can do pretty much any physical activity I put my mind to. Other than sports, I spend a lot of my free time playing bass, as well as guitar. I've really gotten into music the last few years and Have found that it is a great escape from whatever crazy stuff is going on around me. The only habit/interest I have that could be considered a little strange or unusual is my love of playing with fire. But don't worry APU, there isn't any in my dorm! Not that I don't wish there was.
Moving on to the more important stuff, I think that a huge part of who we are is what we believe. As I said before, I am of the Evangelical Christian faith, so I believe the Jesus Christ was the son of God, our savior, and died on the cross to save us from sin. I also believe that the bible is the history of God's people and his word written through man. I am very much an inexperienced Christian in the grand scheme of things and still have a lot to learn about my faith as well as my religion. However, I stand very firm on the things I do believe to be true and the values I hold. My goal in life is always to live the life I say I do. This has been a constant struggle throughout the younger years of my life, and believe me I screwed up a lot. I do not believe that makes me a hypocrite or any other Christians who have crossed the lines they so firmly draw in their life now. In actuality I think that having failed before and seen what the other side of life without God is like makes me an even better and more effective Christian now. I wouldn't wish what I've had to go through on anyone but I'm glad I did because I am proud of the person I have become.
So who am I exactly? I think the only important thing that a person can ever be in life is a firm believer in Christ and what he did for all of us. Someone who acts on their beliefs instead of just arguing with those who disagree with them, someone who doesn't live in the image of society but the image of God, and finally someone who is a Christian even when its not convenient or when no one is looking. That's the someone I want to be and currently am trying to be.