Just recently, I completed an assignment that required writing my identity statement. “Game Changers,” a leadership course I took several years ago has been a life message that I am working to incorporate in my daily journey. I have collected prophetic words, inheritance scriptures, songs, and meaningful notes or words that have been given to me as well as recognized my strongest passions. I then spent some time, with the guidance of Holy Spirit, and compiled an identity statement.
This statement is written with the knowledge of this is how heaven knows me. This is how God sees me. It has given me greater confidence to just be me, the real me.
Did you know that God doesn’t look at our shortcomings or failures? Did you know that He looks at us through Jesus, so what He sees is actually Jesus in us? When we’ve made Jesus Lord of our life, He sees all the good... the fulfilled words over us... living in right standing with God (righteous as though we’ve never sinned). He only sees what He’s created us to be.
When we get a true revelation of that, we will never have an identity crisis! We can fully live out our life’s purpose with confidence because all of heaven is cheering us on to fulfill that calling. We don’t have to have society’s approval. We don’t have to have our partner’s approval. We don’t even need to look for God’s approval... because it’s already been given to us!
The identity message is being taught throughout the world right now. You may like to check out Graham Cooke’s teaching on the web or YouTube for a deeper understanding of what I’m sharing. Graham teaches us that “our true identity is made up of who we are on earth and how we are known in heaven.” There is no negative word that has been spoken against you that can have a hold on you. There is no negative experience that you can’t be free of. That’s because all of that negativity was taken to the Cross and in exchange, you received the very life of God. It does not matter how other people see you. It matters how you see yourself.
Romans 6:6 reiterates that when we are born again, our old man dies. “...knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.” Friends, our old man is dead. We have all of heaven rooting for us and all of earth waiting for us to emerge into our full identity.
Don’t give your past anymore thought. Just start where you are at and begin practicing the real you... the one that heaven knows. This is going to take some faith... and some thought... some research on becoming an overcomer and some revelation from Holy Spirit. Your first step is to gather your inheritance words or verses or songs that have been spoken over you. If you don’t have any, spend time with Jesus and ask Him for some. Ask a friend to pray over you.
“Father, I ask that you will open up revelation knowledge in these dear readers to know how they are known by You. Take them on a journey of Your love. Reveal how You see them and then give them the tools to fulfill their destiny on this earth.” Amen.
Friend, you were created for such a time as this! It’s time to arise and shine and live out the real you. Be blessed!
