the way you see yourself…

GOD does his deepest work in your life when HE deals with your identity.  who you are, the way you see yourself, your self perception. 

the way you see yourself affects everything in your life.  if you think you are such and such a person you tend to act in accordance with that image of yourself.  “i’m shy … outgoing … a loser…  i can’t stop this habit… whatever…” you will always tend to act according to the way you think about yourself.  so GOD does HIS deepest changes in your life by changing the way you see yourself.  HE says, “let me show you how i see you.”  through eyes of love, unconditional love.  when you see yourself the way GOD sees you, it’s going to change your life.  and you can start acting in a whole new way.

for lasting change we have to change our perception and only JESUS CHRIST can make those changes in a person.  there is nothing else that can change people.  there is no seminar to go to, no therapy, no fad, no pill, no book, no tape.  nothing is going to change you like getting JESUS CHRIST in your life.  HE is the specialist in new identities. 

2 corinthians 5.17 (nlt), what this means is that those who become CHRISTians become new persons. they are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. a new life has begun!  you don’t have to stay the same.

just a thought from the front porch…