A question that I commonly deal with is who I am. So often I define myself by what happens to me, or what I do. Is that really who I am?
If we place our identity in the things of this world, we are letting ourselves rest on a slippery foundation of sand. Why? Because our circumstances will change, and everything in this world will eventually pass away. Instead of trusting and defining ourselves by these things, if we define ourselves by who we are in God and what He calls us, we will have a firm foundation to stand upon no matter the storms that assail us.
Instead of focusing on my illness, I remember that God has made me exactly the way He wants me to be. (Psalm 139)
Instead of viewing myself as unlovable, God sees me as beautiful and lovely, made in His image. (Genesis 1:26)
Instead of feeling vulnerable and alone, God watches over me and never leaves me. (Proverbs 15:3, Deuteronomy 31:6)
Instead of focusing on my weakness and fear, God promises His strength. (Isaiah 41:10)
Instead of feeling worthless, God views me as so valuable that He died to rescue me! (John 3:16)
As Kristyn Getty puts it in the lyrics of the song “Christ is All in All,”
“See how He loves us
Children of God
Now let us love each other
If He has called us
Children of God
That’s who we are, His chosen and beloved”
That’s who you are, His chosen and beloved.
~paisley
If we place our identity in the things of this world, we are letting ourselves rest on a slippery foundation of sand. Why? Because our circumstances will change, and everything in this world will eventually pass away. Instead of trusting and defining ourselves by these things, if we define ourselves by who we are in God and what He calls us, we will have a firm foundation to stand upon no matter the storms that assail us.
Instead of focusing on my illness, I remember that God has made me exactly the way He wants me to be. (Psalm 139)
Instead of viewing myself as unlovable, God sees me as beautiful and lovely, made in His image. (Genesis 1:26)
Instead of feeling vulnerable and alone, God watches over me and never leaves me. (Proverbs 15:3, Deuteronomy 31:6)
Instead of focusing on my weakness and fear, God promises His strength. (Isaiah 41:10)
Instead of feeling worthless, God views me as so valuable that He died to rescue me! (John 3:16)
As Kristyn Getty puts it in the lyrics of the song “Christ is All in All,”
“See how He loves us
Children of God
Now let us love each other
If He has called us
Children of God
That’s who we are, His chosen and beloved”
That’s who you are, His chosen and beloved.
~paisley
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