Who Am I?

Yesterday I talked about discipleship being about helping people understand that they are deeply loved by God and then allowing them to live out of that reality. This morning I was reading 1 Timothy 1:18-20 and it struck me that this is exactly what Paul is doing for Timothy in this letter. He is reminding him of who he is and then asking him to live out of that reality.

This made me think a little bit.

* Who am I?
* Do I really believe that I am who God says I am?
* Am I living as though I believe it?
* What is keeping me from living this way?

Some things I noticed that keep me from living in this reality (and instead building a false self and a false reality) are...

1. Fear of rejection and failure


2. Emotional weakness due to lack of self-care


3. Simple laziness


4. Distractions...which comes from a lack of (look, a bird) focus.

This is not an exhaustive list, but it's a start.

What is keeping you from living in the reality of who God says you are? What false reality have you built that is a misrepresentation of who you really are in Christ? What is keeping that false reality up? Are you willing to be honest enough with yourself (and someone else) to deal with this?

I'm going to try. I hope you will join me.

Under the Mercy,
Jason