Identity Crisis – Part I

Every decision you make in life will come out of one of two things:
Our Identity or Our Insecurity

You will either choose the path of righteousness and holiness because you know who you are in Christ, or you will choose the path of sin because you are insecure. There is no decision made outside of Identity or Insecurity. Decisions made out of insecurity are made in an attempt to find your identity. Are you entering into a relationship because you are confident and content in your walk with God? Or are you lonely, needing to have love and give love (and not just that romantic kind either)?

Now I need to say that you can have Identity in one of two places. Christ or a lie from the enemy. This is how the process works:

God speaks identity over you through His word (the Bible). He will say something like “You are a child of God”.
Satan will come in and lie to you, saying you are rejected by God, not a child.
You now have a choice: either stand on the word of God, or buy-in to the lie – making the lie your new identity!
You are now not just rejected, but you are a reject

Now to prevent you from buying-in to the lie of the enemy, let me tell you how he deceives you.

Did God Really Say?

In Genesis chapter 3, Satan the serpant comes to Eve and tempts her. He says “Did God really say not to eat from any tree?”
This is exactly how it looks in your life. Did God really say you are his child? Did God really say He loves you? Did God really say you are pure and clean? Did God really say you are important and set apart? Did God really say he wont abandon you? – because your father did…
It never stops. Yes – God really did say. If you don’t stand on scripture concerning your identity, you stand on nothing and you will fall. Adam and Eve didn’t stand on the words of God, and they caused what is know as “the fall”. You will fall too if you don’t stand on God’s Word.

If you are…

In the book of Matthew, right at the end of chapter 3, Jesus is baptized. God then rips open heaven and physically speaks identity over Jesus. In short, He says, “That’s my boy! I am so proud of him, and I love him!”
Directly after this, he gets tempted by the devil. But this time he doesn’t say “Did God really say.” Instead he questions Jesus identity.
“If you are the Son of God…” It’s interesting that once Jesus received his identity from God, satan questions it.
How many times have you seen someone get saved, then immediately question their own decision for Christ? Thats because they or anyone else doesn’t take the time to show them their identity.
I must point out Jesus response to this attack. He does not say:
“But this is what was spoken over me… This is what everyone thinks of me… Ask them – they were there when that was spoken to me…”
No way. What does he do? Jesus goes to the bible. He quotes scripture to the devil!
“It is written…”
What does that tell us?
Again, if you stand on anything but the Bible, even a prophetic word or what everyone else things and speaks to you, you will fall…

Where do you find your identity? What is your source?
Friends? Relationships? Gossip? Sex? Cutting? Sarcasm? Being the “funny” guy (when deep down you have no idea who you really are)?
Or are you finding you identity in God by means of the Bible (not preachers, prophets, evangelists, parents…)?

Find your identity in the eternal Word of God!!! What better and more solid foundation to build your life on than the eternal Word of God!

More to come on identity soon!

Read Jeremiah 17:7,8
John chapter 15