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Did you know that your God, your Creator, is head over heels in love with you!? Accepting and believing who our Creator says we are isn’t as easy as it sounds, because we are wired to be in control and do things our own way. Truly understanding and living out the truth that we are who God has created us to be comes from practice.
Read through the following list. Circle one statement in each section that you wholeheartedly believe. Celebrate this! Tell someone about this truth that you know as a child of God.
Next, think about one statement in each section that is hard for you to believe. Read the passage connected to the statement every day for a week, asking the Holy Spirit to help you see yourself as the dearly loved child that your God created you to be.
I Am Accepted
• I am God’s child — John 1:12
• I am Christ’s friend — John 15:15
• I have been justified — Romans 5:1
• I am united with the Lord, and I am one spirit with Him — 1 Corinthians 6:17
• I have been bought with a price; I belong to God — 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
• I am a member of Christ’s body — 1 Corinthians 12:27
• I am a saint — Ephesians 1:1
• I have been adopted as God’s child — Ephesians 1:5
• I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit — Ephesians 2:18
• I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins — Colossians 1:14
• I am complete in Christ — Colossians 2:10
I Am Secure
• I am free forever from condemnation — Romans 8:1–2
• I am assured that all things work together for good — Romans 8:28
• I cannot be separated from the love of God — Romans 8:35–39
• I have been established, anointed, and sealed by God — 2 Corinthians 1:21–22
• I am hidden with Christ in God — Colossians 3:3
• I am confident that the good work God has begun in me will be perfected — Philippians 1:6
• I am a citizen of heaven — Philippians 3:20
• I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind — 2 Timothy 1:7
• I can find grace and mercy in time of need — Hebrews 4:16
• I am born of God, and the evil one cannot touch me — 1 John 5:18
I Am Significant
• I am the salt and light of the earth — Matthew 5:13-14
• I am a branch of the true vine, Jesus, a channel of His life — John 15:1, 5
• I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit — John 15:16
• I am a personal witness of Christ — Acts 1:8
• I am God’s temple — 1 Corinthians 3:16
• I am a minister of reconciliation for God — 2 Corinthians 5:17-20
• I am God’s coworker — 2 Corinthians 6:1
• I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realm — Ephesians 2:6
• I am God’s workmanship, created for good works — Ephesians 2:10
• I may approach God with freedom and confidence — Ephesians 3:12
• I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me — Philippians 4:13
By Neil T. Anderson Author