God spoke those exact words to my spirit one day. This came, a few years ago, after a very well meaning woman tried to speak into my life. Truly she meant well...but clearly she was not speaking to who I was.....I immediately recognized this.
I started looking around at others and our society and noticed how this was true on so many levels. It's the reason we have gangs....it's the motivation behind many evils.
People really count on you not being in touch with yourself. It empowers them......
When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness what was the first thing that the devil went after? HIS IDENTITY!
In Matthew 4:3-10 the tempter came three times and tempted Jesus. The tempter said," If though be the Son of God, command these stones to be made bread....If though be the Son of God, cast thyself down...All these things will I give thee if though will fall down and worship me....(paraphrased)
The tempter tempted him to see if: he knew who he was....if he knew the Word....if he knew who to worship......
A person who truly knows who they are...doesn't have to prove it...they simply walk in it. Jesus did just that.
We (the creature) cannot know who we are until we know the Creator. Knowing the Creator is a life long process...so is knowing self.....the more we endeavor to know ourselves, the more he unfolds. Remember we are made in His image and likeness....we are given the ability to function like Him.
Now all this can be scary. People will become uncomfortable with you. They will reject and withdraw themselves from you. They like the you...that is not in touch with self. That *you* can be influence by them....controlled and manipulated.
I would say to everyone reading this....STAY ON THE COURSE TO SELF DISCOVERY!! You will find out some amazing things about yourself.....some beautiful things....some phenomenal things.
Some people won't take this journey because...you may have to face some ugly aspects of self before you tap into the true beauty....your uniqueness....some of the most beautiful precious stones come from the ugliest sources.....God has purposely hid them there.....
Others won't discover their identity because it takes work....they are complacent and uncomfortable with being.....alone or despised. To them it's a fearful thing. They stay in the midst of people who have influenced them...they feel safe there....they try to squeeze in other people's mold.
The person who knows and is in the process of knowing who they are, recognizes there is no mold for them....when they see one being formed by others they go the other way.
Don't like the kind of relationships....and friendships....that are coming your way? STAY ON THE COURSE OF SELF DISCOVERY....you would be amazed at what you will begin to attract....:)
I may never be popular....or accepted.....I am rare...what I desire is rare.....where I'm headed...is rare....only those on that same journey can accompany me.....
Only have people around you that celebrate who you are and what you bring......
See you on the journey,
I started looking around at others and our society and noticed how this was true on so many levels. It's the reason we have gangs....it's the motivation behind many evils.
People really count on you not being in touch with yourself. It empowers them......
When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness what was the first thing that the devil went after? HIS IDENTITY!
In Matthew 4:3-10 the tempter came three times and tempted Jesus. The tempter said," If though be the Son of God, command these stones to be made bread....If though be the Son of God, cast thyself down...All these things will I give thee if though will fall down and worship me....(paraphrased)
The tempter tempted him to see if: he knew who he was....if he knew the Word....if he knew who to worship......
A person who truly knows who they are...doesn't have to prove it...they simply walk in it. Jesus did just that.
We (the creature) cannot know who we are until we know the Creator. Knowing the Creator is a life long process...so is knowing self.....the more we endeavor to know ourselves, the more he unfolds. Remember we are made in His image and likeness....we are given the ability to function like Him.
Now all this can be scary. People will become uncomfortable with you. They will reject and withdraw themselves from you. They like the you...that is not in touch with self. That *you* can be influence by them....controlled and manipulated.
I would say to everyone reading this....STAY ON THE COURSE TO SELF DISCOVERY!! You will find out some amazing things about yourself.....some beautiful things....some phenomenal things.
Some people won't take this journey because...you may have to face some ugly aspects of self before you tap into the true beauty....your uniqueness....some of the most beautiful precious stones come from the ugliest sources.....God has purposely hid them there.....
Others won't discover their identity because it takes work....they are complacent and uncomfortable with being.....alone or despised. To them it's a fearful thing. They stay in the midst of people who have influenced them...they feel safe there....they try to squeeze in other people's mold.
The person who knows and is in the process of knowing who they are, recognizes there is no mold for them....when they see one being formed by others they go the other way.
Don't like the kind of relationships....and friendships....that are coming your way? STAY ON THE COURSE OF SELF DISCOVERY....you would be amazed at what you will begin to attract....:)
I may never be popular....or accepted.....I am rare...what I desire is rare.....where I'm headed...is rare....only those on that same journey can accompany me.....
Only have people around you that celebrate who you are and what you bring......
See you on the journey,
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