When did you find out who you really are? If so, who was the person most responsible for communicating that to you? Most honest people have no answer to this question. That is because identity is meant to be spoken, confirmed and validated from those in our tribe. It should begin with our parents and […]
Insecurity is at the root of all our relational struggles. It causes leaders to manifest dysfunctional behavior and keeps families and friends in chronic strife. The problem with insecurities is they often drive us to see other people as the problem, never allowing us to look within and see the areas in our lives that […]
The deepest cry of all humanity is authentic relationship–being able to connect, belong and feel safe amongst people we can be ourselves with. But how can we do this if we are all walled up when in community? No one likes someone being “fake” but we struggle to let down our fabrications, especially because of […]
When we live like slaves, we live as orphans. Rejection is an orphan spirit, and it trains you to see yourself and your life through the lens of an orphan. This means that there is a lack of a true sense of belonging or family connection, where you never feel safe or plugged into any […]
The following is a prayer that you can pray out loud to help establish your identity in a stronger way: Father, I come to you in Jesus name and I thank You the identity that You have given me. I thank You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, and the identity I can have in Him. […]
You cannot always change how people act around you. What you can shift and change is how well you grow despite adverse people situations. Spiritual growth often requires a strong atmosphere within us where other’s people’s junk no longer overtakes us. This is where the power of God does not become limited, simply because of […]
As believers, we ought to be daily empowering those around us in who God says they are. A lot of this comes right down to how we speak to one another. Most of our words are not empowering towards others, because we have tolerated a lesser identity for them. Maybe through what the person manifests […]
Do you know who you are? To discover personal security in our identity, the perfect example to observe is Jesus. He showed deep intimacy with His Father, displayed a great deal of security in His identity and was able to pursue a single-minded ministry purpose. In the Gospel of Matthew, we see Him with great […]
We often focus our attention on changing behavior. But when we get a greater glimpse of identity, of who we really are, it can lead to a domino impact of changes in our life. The reality is, we often live out of how we see ourselves. The Apostle Paul addressed the treasure of our identity […]