I hate titling entries

So, I just had a really interesting/challenging conversation with a friend of mine about what I put my identity in.
I have always had the following train of thought: I should look however I want, and see it as my mission to educate people about the fact that I can be a serious follower of Christ and still dress/pierce/tattoo...etc. I want to tear down stereotypes, and be "artsy" and still dependable.

Well, what if instead I had the ability to deny myself the intense desire for self-expression, and just knew what my identity was in so much that I didn't NEED to do/dress like that? Like, what if I wanted people to see Jesus so much in me, that I was willing to fade into the background? Am I willing to let go of a desire for a "cool reputation" enough to do what needs to be done, even when it's not cool? Can I say proudly that I am probably going to live in Kentucky? Or, am I so caught up in superficiality that I don't even want people to know that God is moving in Ft. Thomas? Will I cling to the hope to be beautiful and stylish or creative in my appearance more than I cling to Jesus as my only hope? Lord, I'm going to need your help to overcome this paradigm shift. I don't know how to walk the line between being "true to myself" and being true to only Christ.