Jesus knocked on the door of my heart for a long time, desiring to show me how much He loved me. He waited like a perfect gentleman would, until I trusted enough to say, "I don't fully understand what You are offering me, but I want to know You." He met me where I was!
We get a new definition of ourselves the moment we ask Jesus into our hearts.
2Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.