Three Keys to Finding Your True Self

 

By Andrea Merrell

By His divine power, God has given us everything we need 

for living a godly life.  2 Peter 1:3-4 NLT

For so many years of my life, I struggled with a lack of self-worth. I became a people-pleaser, trying to fit in and gain approval from those I thought had it all together. It was a miserable journey, going nowhere.

When I finally realized and embraced who I am “in Christ,” my perspective changed—along with everything else in my life.

We can search for a lifetime and never find our true identity, always comparing ourselves to others and always feeling less than. Here are three keys to turn that around:

Stop speaking negative words to and about yourself. 

Focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses. Don’t obsess over your flaws and keep putting yourself down. Change your self-talk.

Don’t compare yourself to others. 

We’re all created by God as special, unique individuals with different gifts, talents, and abilities. We can learn from others, be inspired and encouraged by them, but we should never be envious or want to be someone or something we were never created to be. Be thankful for who you are and who you are becoming.

Find out what God says about you in His Word. 

Let His opinion become your confession. Here are a few to get you started:

• I am a redeemed child of the living God.
• I am forgiven.
• I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
• I am a new creation in Christ.
• I am loved with an everlasting love.
• I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• I am seated in heavenly places.
• I have the mind of Christ.

Knowing who you are—and what you have—in Christ makes all the difference. You are fully seen, fully known, and fully loved. 

And that’s enough.

 

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