I’ve heard so much talk about “IDENTITY” lately and being true to one’s self.  “Go and find yourself”…”Be true to thine self”…”Be who YOU want to be”…”YOU do YOU and forget the haters”. Could you imagine if Jesus listed to this advice.  Where would we be if he decided to follow some of the advice that….well….THAT WE HAVE FOLLOWED!!….it makes me queasy even thinking about it!

What does self even mean?

…..according to Dictionary.com it means:  a person’s essential being that distinguishes them from others, especially considered as the object of introspection or reflexive action. 

WOW! This definition blew up in my spirit: to be yourself you have to look INWARD (introspection) and acknowledge who you ARE. You don’t have to go anywhere or to anyone you must look inside. Well, if you are a believer in Jesus Christ and have accepted him as your Lord and Savior then Jesus is IN you. So in introspection (a thorough examination of ones own mental and emotional process) you ARE Christ Like(because you took the step to be saved). You are an heir to the kingdom. There’s no rabbit hole you have to climb into, you simply seek the Spirit that already lives in you. Now, in John 1:1 it states that :

In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. (John 1:1)

Therefore, if you understand that God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit are 3 in 1 you know that if Jesus is in you then the word is apart of YOU! …………………….WOW………………..So all of this talk about identity and being true to SELF is simply being true to whom you are NOW as a Child of God . It’s looking no further for your answers to life’s questions then the Word of God itself. We get so caught up in trying to be who God wants us to be, and trying to do the right thing ,that WE are not seeking within his word (The Bible) to find out who he has already made us to be. We put on airs  of righteousness and holiness but, never accept the newness that comes along with Jesus Christ. In other words; your identity is in HIM! You will only be  fulfilled when you can honestly KNOW who you are in Christ and begin to fulfill his purpose throughout your process. (yes, i said process) I believe There’s someone who is reading this that is going through a process that they don’t understand. You are unfulfilled, unhappy and you feel stuck. The Lord wants you to get unstuck and fulfill Christ’s purpose, depression is NOT your process. Overcoming depression is your process. You are not a victim of your circumstance you are an overcomer of a circumstance!

His Beloved, You Matter! You are important! You are not the same person you once were. When you made the decision to accept Jesus you have become a new creature.

2nd Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Tomorrow is not promised. You have today. You have right now. Accept who you have become in Christ and take actionable steps towards fulfilling your call. No, you are not perfect but, in Him he makes you perfect. No, you are not qualified but, he has called you and made you qualified. No, you weren’t expected to be where you are but, Christ meets you and knocks on the door anyway. You can only love him because He first loved you.

1st John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us

In His Love,

Mrs. Noso xoxo