CHRISTIANS ARE ALWAYS REMINDED TO FIND THEIR IDENTITY IN CHRIST. THOUGH I CAN’T FIND THE EXACT PHRASE IN THE BIBLE, THE WHOLE IDEA OF IT IS ALL THROUGHOUT SCRIPTURE. HOWEVER PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHRISTIANS, OFTEN LED ASTRAY TO WHAT IS THE REAL MEANING OF IT.
FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST DOES NOT MEAN YOU NEED TO BECOME A “JESUS FREAK”OR “BEING ON FIRE FOR CHRIST.” IT IS NOT IDENTIFIED FROM WHAT SCHOOL YOU GRADUATED, YOUR POSITION IN THE COMPANY YOU ARE WORKING OR BY THE INHERITANCE YOU HAVE. IT IS NOT BY OUR PERFORMANCE, PAST OR RELATIONSHIPS. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT IS NOT BY DOING “CHRISTIAN THINGS.”
IT IS HUMAN NATURE NOWADAYS TO DEFINE WHO WE ARE BY WHAT WE DO LIKE. A RAMPANT EXAMPLE OF THAT IS WHEN POSTING A CHRISTIAN TWEETS OR STATUSES. WHEN YOU POST OR TWEET A BIBLE VERSE, PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE RELIGIOUS OR A GOD-FOLLOWER. WHAT A SHAME! HERE IS A LINK OF VERSES ABOUT IDENTITY.
FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST IS MORE THAN THAT. DOING SUCH THINGS ARE GOOD. BUT THEY ARE NOT WHERE WE SHOULD FIND OUR IDENTITY AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY NOT HOW WE FIND OUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST.
DURING MY TRAINING FOR VICTORY, A SEMINAR IN OUR CHURCH, I REALIZED WHO AM I IN CHRIST. LET ME SHARE YOU THESE THREE THINGS AND SOME SCRIPTURES WHEN YOU QUESTION YOURSELF “WHO AM I?”
1. I AM ACCEPTED.
I AM GOD’S CHILD.
I AM CHRIST FRIEND.
I HAVE BEEN REDEEMED AND FORGIVEN OF ALL MY SINS.
2. I AM SECURE.
I AM BORN OF GOD, AND THE EVIL ONE CANNOT TOUCH ME.
I AM FREE FOREVER FROM CONDEMNATION.
I HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, ANOINTED AND SEALED BY GOD.
3. I AM SIGNIFICANT
I AM GOD’S TEMPLE.
I AM GOD’S WORKMANSHIP.
I AM GOD’S CO-WORKER.
WHEN WE KNOW WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST, WE CAN REJECT THE LIES OF THE ENEMY. WE CAN SPEAK OUT WITH CONFIDENCE AND WE DO NOT HAVE TO GROVEL IN FEAR ABOUT THE FUTURE.
FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST DOES NOT MEAN YOU NEED TO BECOME A “JESUS FREAK”OR “BEING ON FIRE FOR CHRIST.” IT IS NOT IDENTIFIED FROM WHAT SCHOOL YOU GRADUATED, YOUR POSITION IN THE COMPANY YOU ARE WORKING OR BY THE INHERITANCE YOU HAVE. IT IS NOT BY OUR PERFORMANCE, PAST OR RELATIONSHIPS. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT IS NOT BY DOING “CHRISTIAN THINGS.”
IT IS HUMAN NATURE NOWADAYS TO DEFINE WHO WE ARE BY WHAT WE DO LIKE. A RAMPANT EXAMPLE OF THAT IS WHEN POSTING A CHRISTIAN TWEETS OR STATUSES. WHEN YOU POST OR TWEET A BIBLE VERSE, PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE RELIGIOUS OR A GOD-FOLLOWER. WHAT A SHAME! HERE IS A LINK OF VERSES ABOUT IDENTITY.
FINDING YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST IS MORE THAN THAT. DOING SUCH THINGS ARE GOOD. BUT THEY ARE NOT WHERE WE SHOULD FIND OUR IDENTITY AND THEY ARE DEFINITELY NOT HOW WE FIND OUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST.
DURING MY TRAINING FOR VICTORY, A SEMINAR IN OUR CHURCH, I REALIZED WHO AM I IN CHRIST. LET ME SHARE YOU THESE THREE THINGS AND SOME SCRIPTURES WHEN YOU QUESTION YOURSELF “WHO AM I?”
1. I AM ACCEPTED.
I AM GOD’S CHILD.
I AM CHRIST FRIEND.
I HAVE BEEN REDEEMED AND FORGIVEN OF ALL MY SINS.
2. I AM SECURE.
I AM BORN OF GOD, AND THE EVIL ONE CANNOT TOUCH ME.
I AM FREE FOREVER FROM CONDEMNATION.
I HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, ANOINTED AND SEALED BY GOD.
3. I AM SIGNIFICANT
I AM GOD’S TEMPLE.
I AM GOD’S WORKMANSHIP.
I AM GOD’S CO-WORKER.
WHEN WE KNOW WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST, WE CAN REJECT THE LIES OF THE ENEMY. WE CAN SPEAK OUT WITH CONFIDENCE AND WE DO NOT HAVE TO GROVEL IN FEAR ABOUT THE FUTURE.