Tag: identity in Jesus

Claim Your Identity

The enemy will taunt us with our worst fears to discourage us from becoming who God has intended us to be.

The Return of the King movie depicts this when Aragon uses the seeing stone to fight Sauron by claiming his identity as the heir to the throne. Sauron replies by trying to scare him with the death of Arwen.

The enemy’s biggest weapon is fear. Fear of what if, of what might happen. But you can’t put your trust or your faith in what if.

You can put your faith in Jesus and draw your strength from your identity in him.

The enemy can’t have a hold on you, if you don’t let him.

We fight fear with truth. The enemy says you are ugly, God says you are beautiful. The enemy says you are weak, God says he will be your strength.

The truth of who God has made us to be is our strongest weapon, but we have to know it to use it.

When we die to our selfish desires and let Jesus live through us we become like him. Read the scriptures about Jesus, know who he is and what he said and did. Isaiah 61 is one of my favorite passage describing what Jesus came to do and be. Read it and let the Holy Spirit teach you who he made you to be in Jesus.

True fulfillment, isn’t a quick fix

Temptation is attractive, that’s the reason it’s tempting. Just because something is fun or enjoyable for a moment doesn’t make it a good choice. Especially if we feel guilty or worse after. Temptation leads us slowly to make compromise after compromise to fulfill a growing need that is never really satisfied so we go deeper and make sacrifices, push aside responsibilities, neglect family and friends to try to fill our need. But never find satisfaction. Because we are trying to fill our lack up with the counterfeit. 

Like Edmund in “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.” He craved being important which is why being a king appealed to him. Which is who Aslan made him to be. But he listened to the beautiful witch who temps him to sacrifice even his own family to achieve his selfish desires. When if he’d only waited he would of realized that the need would be fulfilled when Aslan makes him king the right way without compromise or guilt. 

God created us and He is the one that fills our needs, wants and desires without guilt, regret or shame. If we would only look to Him to fulfill the desires He has placed in us, instead of the counterfeit quick fixes. We would find fulfillment in Jesus. What He has for us is always so much better then anything we could think or dream of, and its always more then we deserve.

Find peace in identity

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
—John 14:27

God’s peace is not something you earn, but a gift he freely gives, if we will let Him provide it by trusting Him.

Jesus is always looking to bless us, to shower His love on us. We are the ones who hold Him back, by trying to keep control of our lives.

His blessings are peace of mind, peace in our heart and peace in our soul. By finding our confidence and identity in Him. He teaches us to be without fear or worry.

When you know who you are in Jesus, nothing can shake that and no one can take it.

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