New Identity

We're living in uncertain times, and more and more

I find that I'm aware of just how fragile life can be.

I want to tell the world I've found a love that turned my life around

They need to know that they can taste and see...

Now every day, I'm praying just to give my heart away.

I want to live for Jesus so someone else might say

That He is everything to me

He's more than a story,

More than words on a page of history!

He's the air that I breathe,

The water I thirst for,

And the ground beneath my feet.

Oh, He's everything, everything to me!

~Everything to Me, Avalon

Today, I am thankful for the new identity that I have through Christ... that I am armed and equipped to see Satan's lies for what they are and to fight them with truth! At this moment, I feel a good sense of connection with God and family and friends, and I feel peace and contentment with who I am and where I am in life. That is certainly not always the case, but I am so thankful for every bit of healing and peace and progress that God has brought in my life and the lives of people I love, and I am (as always) learning to trust His heart a little more. Here are 30 places where God has changed or is currently working on how I see myself:

1. I am hiding UNASHAMED... GOD'S TRUTH BRINGS FREEDOM!
2. I am timid CONFIDENT... GOD GIVES ME A SPIRIT OF POWER!
3. I am performing AUTHENTIC.... GOD IS DEEPLY PERSONAL AND CARES ABOUT MY MOTIVES.
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5. I am defeated VICTORIOUS... GOD GIVES ME VICTORY!
6. I am undesired PURSUED... GOD PURSUES MY HEART, ALWAYS!
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8. I am forgotten VALUED... GOD CREATED AND SEES AND KNOWS AND LOVES ME. 
9. I am giving up FULL OF HOPE... GOD FILLS ME WITH HOPE THROUGH HIS SPIRIT!
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11. I am unstable STEADFAST... GOD GIVES ME A SOUND MIND!
12. I am abnormal WONDERFULLY UNIQUE... GOD HAS AN INDIVIDUAL, SPECIFIC PLAN FOR MY LIFE AND HIS TIMING IS PERFECT!
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14. I am inconsequential ETERNAL... GOD PLANTED ETERNITY IN MY HEART!
15. I am unlovable ACCEPTED.... GOD SETS THE LONELY IN FAMILIES!
16. I am in the dark A LIGHT... GOD CALLS ME TO WALK IN LIGHT AND BE A LIGHT!
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18. I am lacking COMPLETE IN CHRIST.... GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT!
19. I am shattered A MOSAIC PIECED TOGETHER BY CHRIST... GOD BINDS MY HEART AND HEALS MY WOUNDS!
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21. I am discontent THANKFUL... GOD IS GOOD TO ME & HE IS WORTHY OF ALL PRAISE!
22. I am insignificant INFLUENTIAL... GOD CREATED ME TO DO GOOD WORKS HE PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME!
23. I am directionless FOCUSED... GOD IS UNSHAKABLE AND HE GUIDES MY PATH! 
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25. I am conforming BEING TRANSFORMED... GOD IS RENEWING MY MIND!
26. I am defeated RESILIENT... GOD WILL FINISH THE GOOD WORK HE STARTED IN ME!
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28. I am distressed JOYFUL... GOD'S JOY GIVES ME STRENGTH!
29. I am alone HIS... GOD HAS ADOPTED ME AS HIS CHILD!
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“I keep my eyes always on the Lord.

With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”

~Psalm 16:10

Should I ever be abandoned, should I ever be acclaimed,

Should I ever be surrounded by the fire and the flame,

There's a name I will remember.

There's a name I will proclaim.

Let it be -- let it be Jesus!

~Let it be Jesus, Chris Tomlin

*These two songs are repeats, but they're my favorites! :)