Posts with the category “identity”

You’re not trying to become Christlike through willpower....  Read More

just because you have it doesn’t mean you’re using it. ...  Read More

“To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” — Colossians 1:27 (NKJV)Before the cross, God’s prese...  Read More

God doesn’t love you more on your best days or less on your worst days. He loves you because He chose to—and He doesn’t change His mind....  Read More

There are specific things God wired you to do. The works don’t make you saved—but once you’re saved, you’re equipped to walk in them. They’re not burdens—they’re part of your identity....  Read More

“And raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” — Ephesians 2:6 (NKJV)Most people live their Christian life trying to get closer to God—striving to reach ...  Read More

You are accepted because of Jesus—not because of you. And because God is always faithful, that acceptance never wavers....  Read More

Faith makes you right before you do right....  Read More

Paul makes it personal. He says you were chosen—not tolerated. Adopted—not hired. Long before you breathed your first breath, God planned to bring you into His family. ...  Read More

You don’t grow into a new creation—you grow from it....  Read More

forgiveness can be hard if you are thinking the way the world thinks....  Read More

If God has forgiven you, who are you to withhold forgiveness from yourself? ...  Read More