Identity (n.): the state or fact of remaining the same one, as under varying aspects or conditions.
Christ has “set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Corinthians 1:22). In the New Living Translation it uses the term, “identified.” Two months ago, at training camp I began to experience a freedom in Christ that I’ve not experienced before. This sense of freedom, has lead me to a point of processing through rediscovering who I truly am in Christ. This means disposing of any thoughts or images that are not from God. It means, letting go of what people have said about me in the past, discarding how I’ve previously been defined and beginning to remove the tunnel vision of how I view myself.
I am no longer going to be defined by my own feelings. I am not going to be defined by my successes or failures in life. I am not going to be defined by the opinions of those around me or the circumstances that I encounter. The enemy has won this battle far too long and I am not going to give in any longer. It’s time for me to not just know the truth, but to truly believe in my heart the concrete solid truth of who I am in Christ. I am going to be defined by God and GOD ALONE!
Over the next few weeks (or months) in amongst the rest of my blogs, I am going to allow you into this process with me as I rediscover my identity of who I am in Christ, through Biblical truth. I invite you to join with me and ask that you help to keep me accountable and check in to see how I’m doing. This process isn’t going to be easy, but I pray in the end it will be rewarding and be filled with blessings along the way.
Will you join with me? As I’ve already been digging deeper, I ask that you pray for:
- An openness to accept who I am in Christ.
- The ability to not only have the head knowledge of Biblical truths, but to truly be able to connect the head truths with my heart and fully believe them.
