What Will Happen When You Know Who You Are

Have you ever sat back and said “Lord who am I?” and the Lord actually spoke back to you? Lol it’s one of the most amazing things that can happen to you! This happened to me and ever since, I have been in a different place. What people have to realize is that when God shows you who you really are, and you “know” who you really are, all that means is you know the word that has been spoken over your life before you were born. 

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.”
                                                                                                                                                                     Jeremiah 1:5 

 When you know who you are you become and walk in more confidence. You learn to get over people’s opinion about you. 

True story, my ex was the brother of my Pastor, and for whatever reason he and his “circle” had their own opinions about me for years. With my commitment in the ministry I didn’t understand their opinions toward me. I was a choir member, Mass choir president, always helping with the youth ministry, and cooking in the kitchen with the mothers. I did good deeds from my heart. I wasn’t invited to the pastor surprise birthday party, their daughter’s birthday, or their house. No one genuinely reached out to get to know me for who I was. Basically, I was ignored. Eventually I left the church and left my boyfriend at the time who is now my ex. 

I had to find out why God created me. After leaving that church God lead me to another church that helped restore what was broken inside of me and helped restore my identity!

Through prayer and prophesy I regained confidence and self-esteem. No longer did I hold my head down because of what someone said or thought about me. Realizing that it’s really not them who doesn’t like me, it’s a spirit. When you know who you are, people will notice that there is something different about you.

 I remember as I was going through my healing process, my church family would say that there is something different about me. People even noticed a glow on my face; you will also notice a difference from within. I have been more loving and more caring for God’s people, even my enemies. 
I have a different mindset and I don’t just look at things in the natural, but the supernatural.


Remember that this is all a learning process and it takes time to really know who you are. I pray that those who are lost will be found, those that are broken will be healed, and to let God make you into whom He has called you to be.

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What is Identity and Why is it important?

As we walk this journey in Christ, we often face the challenge of finding our identity. Even in the world we struggled to find out who we are.
 Identity is how you and others perceive yourself; how you cognitively view yourself. 

Well how do we find our identity? Where do we start?

Here is an interesting point of view; I was attending the first night of my church’s Holy Convocation and Apostle Lloyd said something that had some truth behind it. He said “You don’t have an identity because you died (being born again) so that Christ could live in you!” He referenced the scripture Acts 17:28 "For in Him we live and move and have our being." 

This goes back to studying about Jesus and who he was. As believers we are supposed to become as much like Jesus as possible because we all have a purpose and an assignment from God to fulfill. Colossians 3:1-4 reads, "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." 

Knowing your identity or who you are in Christ allows you to find your purpose on earth. Just think about it. If a person can put out a fire, climb ladders and remove people from a burning building, but works in a bakery, then that person doesn’t know who he is and can never fulfill his true purpose. I know for me, when I was in my last relationship, I lost who I was in God.

I was so wrapped up in keeping my relationship alive that I forgot about who I was in God. I stopped praying and reading my word because nothing seemed to work. I was out of the will of God. It wasn’t until I hit rock bottom, for me, that I began to call on Jesus and said enough is enough. Jesus reminded me that I am a daughter of a King. I am the head and not the tail, I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I was made in the likeness of God. I had to get my identity back! So it’s always important to know who you are because it is so easy to be conformed of this world and be out of the will of God. And if you love God, you never want to be out of His will. 
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I have said a special prayer for those who don’t have an identity in Christ. God bless!