[Discoveries] 09-01-07 Finding ourselves

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/*And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the 
heavenly realms in Christ Jesus ... -- Ephesians 2:6*/

Discovering our deepest identity is as simple as opening the Bible. 
Experiencing it, however, requires a miracle from God.

The real you - the you conceived by God and redeemed by the blood of 
Christ - lives all of life from a position of strength. The real you is 
beyond safe - you're indestructible, designed to live forever. The 
powers of darkness move out of the way for the real you. Sin has no 
appeal to the real you, because you already have something far better 
than anything sin can offer. The real you doesn't need to inquire, "What 
would Jesus do?" because His desires are your desires, you want what He 
wants.

It's no coincidence that the Bible tells us that we are transformed by 
"the renewing of our minds." Our minds need to be renewed for us to 
comprehend who we really are, because our experience has led us to 
believe something else.

This is why the process of Christian growth takes us through all three 
identities. We become a Christian and want to behave correctly (our 
first identity - how we appear to others). But something is getting in 
the way and making it difficult (our second identity - from the fallen 
world). As we explore what is getting in the way and hold it up to 
Jesus, He exposes it as a lie, and replaces it with the truth of who we 
really are (our third identity - the one given us by God).

Years ago people talked about "finding themselves." The phrase became a 
cliché, almost a joke. But it is a good description of the Christian 
life. God wants us to find ourselves, our true selves, and, as we do, we 
will be delighted with what we discover.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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