Happy and blessed Monday!

By now, you may be familiar with Becky, So Blessed amazing journey.  She is one of my favorites.

Unfortunately, because of space, I had to edit out her commentary on each scripture and they were beautiful.  If you are interested, I encourage you to got to https://soveryblessed.com/bible-verses-identity/ for the complete text.

SO many of us who have struggled with our weight, have also struggled with self esteem issues.  This is also the case, too often, even without weight struggles. Becky addresses this with honesty and openness.

May you be blessed too.

Pray Unceasingly!!

Lois

Becky, So Very Blessed

I don’t know about you, but I often let all kinds of things tell me who I am.

I let a rejection from a job application tell me I’m not good enough.

I let the number on the bathroom scale tell me I’m not worthy of being loved.

I let a mistake or a rude comment from a stranger tell me I’m a failure.

I unintentionally let all kinds of random things in life define who I am…

But do those things line up with what God has to say about you?

It’s a choice to root your identity in Christ alone and that is my deepest desire for you – to know Jesus and to know who you are in Him.

27 Bible Verses On Identity

If you’re struggling with low self-confidence, read these Bible Verses on identity to be reminded of the Truth of who God says you are.

This topic is so near and dear to my heart because I struggled for so many years to know who I was and, because of that, I was relying on other people to define my worth.

Unfortunately, that led me to have terribly low self-esteem. I ran to food for comfort and ended up 100 pounds overweight, which then led to bullying, which destroyed my self-confidence even more.

Even after I accepted Jesus as my savior when I was 15, I measured my worth by the opinions of the people around me. I tried my hardest to fit in and please people the best I could.

Then I ended up in an emotionally abusive marriage for 6 years, which left me feeling like an empty shell of a person. It felt like I’d hit rock bottom and I had nothing left, which is a beautiful place for God to bring beauty from our ashes.

So, I started from scratch, building my identity on a new foundation – Christ. Instead of only relying on others to define me, I started digging into God’s Word, desperate to believe that what He had to say about me was true, even when I didn’t feel like it.

And, slowly, I grew stronger. More confident. More worthy.

I felt less frantic, more peaceful, and more steady.

My foundation was strong and my identity was built on Christ alone. Not my works. Not my efforts. Not anyone else’s opinion of me. Just Jesus.

That is my hope for you, as well.

  1. You are a child of God. (1 John 3:2)

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

  1. You are a co-worker of God (1 Corinthians 3:8-9)

The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

  1. You are a light (Matthew 5:14-16)

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

  1. You are a masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10)

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

  1. You are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

  1. A temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.

  1. You are blameless (Colossians 1:22-23)

But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

  1. You are blessed (Ephesians 1:3)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

  1. You are bold (2 Corinthians 3:12)

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

  1. You are chosen (Colossians 3:12)

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

  1. You are delighted in (Zephaniah 3:17)

“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.  He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

  1. You are enough (Colossians 2:10)

…and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.

  1. You are forgiven (Acts 13:38-39)

“Therefore, my friends, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin, a justification you were not able to obtain under the law of Moses.”

  1. You are free (Galatians 5:1)

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

  1. You are gifted (1 Peter 4:10)

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

  1. You are holy (Ephesians 1:4-5)

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will

  1. You are justified (Romans 5:1)

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

  1. You are loved (Romans 8:38-39)

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  1. You are made great by God (Psalm 18:35)

You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.

  1. You are never alone (Deuteronomy 31:8)

“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

  1. You are pleasing (2 Corinthians 2:15)

For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

  1. You are redeemed (Colossians 1:14)

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

  1. You are righteous (2 Corinthians 5:21)

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

  1. You are saved (Ephesians 2:4-6)

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus

 You are set apart (1 Peter 2:9)

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

  1. You are valuable (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.

  1. Wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14)

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful; I know that full well.