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Discipleship Focus: Identity
- Identity: Our true identity comes from the Father. Only when our identity comes from God can we be obedient in ways that satisfy our person to our core.
I’m going
to take an interesting approach to identity today. As the description above says, our best
identity comes from the Father. Our best
identity comes when we realize that we cannot do it ourselves and rather need
to turn to God. Our best identity comes
with a humble understanding of who we really are and how much we need God.
I think
this is actually what the author of this chapter is going for as he opens with
his words. A true man knows when he is
weary. A true man knows the limit of his
understanding. A true man realizes that
he cannot get himself into salvation or the presence of God. In other words, a true man knows his
limitations.
I believe
that part of having a good identity is understanding what we cannot do. When we understand what we cannot do, we
understand our need for God. When we
understand our limitations, we also understand why we need to rely upon God and
what He can do through us. We need to
understand where our human identity is lacking so that we can value and embrace
the identity that comes to us from the Father.
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