Who I Am

God spoke something to me when I was driving today. He said,

"Until you begin to fully see yourself the way I see you, you will never be as effective as I want you to be. When your perception of yourself is less than My perception of you, you will not be free to completely flow in my Spirit. You will still flow, but with apprehension and with insecurity. When you embrace yourself the way I see you, only then can I flow through you unhindered."

So, when I got home, I began to say, OK Lord, how do you see me? A flood of scriptures entered my head, starting with

I am the head and not the tail, the top and not the bottom. (Deuteronomy 28:13)
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14).
I am a new creature. (2 Cor 5:17)
I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might. (Micah 3:8)
I am strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. (Ephesians 6:10)
I am the apple of His eye. (Zechariah 2:8)
I am the child of the Most High. (Luke 6:35)
I am loved by God and nothing can separate me from His love. (Romans 8:35)
I am chosen by God. (Ephesians 1:4)
I am forgiven and my sin-debt is paid. (Colossians 2:13-14)
I am strengthened for all tasks to which God calls me. (Philippians 4:13)
I am never alone --- God will not leave me. (Hebrews 13:5)

I could go on and on, but what a great start!

The world is so busy telling us what we are NOT, convincing us if we just did this or that, or bought this or that, THEN we would be fulfilled. If we only looked a little thinner, darker, blonder, sexier, then we would truly be content. We are constantly trying to measure up to the latest supermodel, top notch job, flashy car, thinking that is what is going to bring us contentment. In the church, the religious spirit rises up today, just as it did in Jesus' time. Remember what the word says, "There is nothing new under the sun". (Ecclesiastes 1:9). The minute you stand up, and declare who you are in Christ (according to what God has spoken in His word), all the hairs stand straight up on the backs of the deeply religious, and a, "Who do you think you are" attitude rears it's ugly head. Satan does not want us to understand and become who we are in God's eyes. Because when we do, we will walk in a holy boldness, powerful and mighty in the strength of the Lord, and we will be used by God to destroy the chains and shackles that have bound ourselves, our loved ones, and all those around us. We will take back ground that he has stolen. We will boldly speak the word of God, bringing thousands into forgiveness and right relationship with their Lord. 

I have been asleep too long. It's time to be who I was created to be. It's time for you to be who God has created you to be.

Be the real you.