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“Your identity is established on several foundations.”

A thought by H. Norman Wright DMin. from his book, Discovering Who You Are And How God Sees You (p.89). Baker Publishing Group (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

And these foundations are so important to know.

Norman says, “First, we all need to belong, to know and feel that we are wanted, accepted, cared for, and enjoyed for who we are. God wants you, cares for you, accepts you, and enjoys you.

“Second, we all need to feel worthy; we all need to be able to say with confidence, ‘I’m good, I’m all right, I count.’ We feel worthy when we do what we think we should do or when we live up to our standards. We sense worthiness in being right and doing right in our eyes and the eyes of others. God is our primary source of worthiness. We don’t need to keep striving in order to feel worthy. God declares us to be all right. As professional therapist, Jan Congo says, ‘Each of us is a divine original! We are the creative expression of a loving God!’

“Third, we all need to feel competent, knowing that we can do something and cope with life successfully. Again, God meets this need by declaring us to be competent. Philippians 4:13 is the new measuring rod by which we are assured competence: ‘I can do all this through him who gives me strength.’

Norman then says, “The point here is that your identity is a gift from God. It cannot be earned through your achievements, nor is it based on what other people say about you, do to you, or fail to do to or for you.”

We need to belong, to feel worthy, and to feel competent?  Your identity is a gift from God.  Would you accept this gift today?  Would you?


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