We hear them everyday….voices.
Some are in your head. Some are on your social feed. Some come from friends. Some come from those who openly dislike you. They’re the voices trying to tell you who you are…and what it will take to become who you should be. One problem with all those voices is that they can’t deliver on their promises. Your identity is not something you have to earn, figure out on your own, to fight to keep. It’d a gift from God.
I read an article by John Piper and he stated, ” In Jesus, we do not lose our true selves, but we become our true selves, only in Him.”
So, where do you find your true self? In money? In followers? In achievements? In looks, In your home or car? How about the clothes we wear, or maybe in politics? In power? hmmm How about sex?
A resounding No, Only in Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
That’s great news! Wouldn’t you agree? It means who you are is not up for debate. Your identity comes from God who created both you and me, saving us. He says, “You are a brand-new creation because of Jesus…free from trying to earn other’s approval, free from trying to prove your worth, free from running from your past.” By God’s grace through Jesus, you are not what you used to be, what others think you are, or what the world says you should be. Instead I rest in being a beloved child of God.
And here’s the really cool thing about this….
Because God created you, the closer you get to Him, the more you become the ultimate version of who He created you to be. In a way, God gives you back your true self, the very thing we all spend so much time and effort trying to figure out on our own. Do you realize what this means?
So, whenever others try to tear you down, and you begin to question yourself or feel the drive to earn the world’s approval, you have the truth to hold on to. That truth that has set you free… You can stand firm and say, “I know who I am. It’s not in question. I’m a child of God, forgiven, set free, and made new through the shed blood of Jesus.”
This was the Best News ever for me as a new believer in Christ Jesus! I only had one person to fear, obey and receive approval from. And that was the One who gave His Life for me…King Jesus…
Be Encouraged Today!
As you affirm who God says you are through Christ Jesus. Receive it. Believe it. Live in it. And never forget how much He Loves you.
