Posts with the tag “identity”

"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." - Ephesians 2:10You are not an accident, and you are not here just to take up space. You are God's masterpiece, created with divine intention and specific purpose. Before you took your first breath, God had good works planned specifically for you to accomplish.The Greek word for "han...  Read More

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." - 1 Peter 2:9You are not who you used to be, nor are you defined by what you have done or what others say about you. You are who God says you are, and His opinion is the only one that carries eternal weight. Und...  Read More

“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” - Matthew 6:33Every day you make hundreds of decisions, most of them without thinking. How you respond to pressure. What you chase with your time. What you protect when things feel threatened. Those decisions are not random. They flow from something deeper. What defines you on the inside always determ...  Read More

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” - Ephesians 2:10What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t what others say about you but what you’ve been saying about yourself?It’s easy to build a story in your head that’s based on your worst moments. Maybe you keep telling yourself you’re a failure because of something you did. Or you’ve convinced yourself you’ll never ...  Read More

"But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we are all the work of Your hand." - Isaiah 64:8   It can be so easy sometimes to let others define who we are. We can find ourselves wearing labels that don’t fit, simply because of something we’ve done or because of how others perceive us. But it’s crucial to remember that these labels don’t define our true identity. ...  Read More

"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." - 2 Corinthians 12:9   Life occasionally presents us with situations we can't easily escape. It may be a challenging job, a difficult relationship, or a demanding circumstance. In moments of frustrat...  Read More

“I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus.” - 1 John 2:12If someone asked you, “Who are you?” what would you say? You might tell them your name, people you are related to, people who are in your friend group, what your job is, or where you live. While these things are “about” you, they really don’t answer the question.“Who are you?” This is a qu...  Read More

“We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).   What is resilience? The dictionary definition of the root word, resilient, is this: “springing back; rebounding; returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.”  We go through seasons where we feel stretched. We feel near...  Read More