No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing a Resilient Identity”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Child of God, daughter of God, Evil Temptations, I am a child of God, Identity, Identity Confusion, Identity in Christ, Identity Tag, Jesus, Knowing who I am, Life Purpose, My Life Purpose, My Purpose, Resilience, Resilient, Resisting Anxiety, Resisting Bitterness, Resisting Lust, Resisting Temptation, Satan, Self beliefs, son of God, Temptation, Tempted, The Tempter, Thomas á Kempis, Who am I?
Who wouldn’t want to be Bilbo the Hobbit upon finding a magic ring? Oh, the mischievous things that could be done! In addition, there would be the unique comfort that comes with the ability to turn invisible, hiding from the prying eyes of goblins,… Continue Reading “Choosing More than Appearances”
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During my senior year in high school, my football coach referred to me as a “great athlete.” I was shocked but ecstatic that he would say such a thing. That was NOT how I saw myself. I had had minimal interest in athletics most… Continue Reading “Choosing My Identity”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accomplishments, Child of God, Creating myself, daughter of God, Deciding who I am, Defining myself, Eternal Life, Family of God, Father God, financial identity, Gender identity, God is my Father, Identity, Identity in Christ, Identity through Performance, intellectual identity, Me, My uniqueness, Performance, Performing, Sexual identiy, Shaping my identity, son of God, spiritual identity, Surrendering my identity, vocational identity, Who am I?
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No matter how hard I try, why are some things so difficult to resist? Overeating? Harsh responses to those who correct me? Anxiety about the future? I know how I should respond, what I’m supposed to do, and what I ought to feel. But… Continue Reading “Choosing to Remember Who I Am”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Allegiance to Jesus, Core Identity, Identity, Identity in Christ, Know Myself, Know Thyself, Know Yourself, Lies I Believe, Primary Identity, Self Identity, Temptation, Temptations of Christ, Tempted, The Imitation of Christ, Thomas á Kempis, Victory Over Temptation, Who am I?
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