"I am more than what you see at this present moment."
It is easy for me to only see myself as "mom." I mean, let's face it, I truly do spend most of my day caring for the sweetest (sometimes crankiest) little human especially with my husband working a gazillion 24-hour shifts in the last few weeks. It is easy to forget that I am more than "just mom."
I need to redefine my identity.
Oh, how easily I have forgotten that I am also a wife, friend, daughter, sister, cousin, housekeeper, accountant, banker, college instructor...you get the picture. I need to learn not to let any one role define who I am. One word I need to re-learn: BALANCE.
Early on in life I promised myself that I would never be one of "those" woman who puts baby over husband. Wow! Please forgive my judgment!! It is so easy to do and without notice or expectation, I have done this...and for good reason (...as I try to justify in my mind). Baby is only 6-months old!! She needs a lot of attention. But what am I willing to sacrifice to give her that attention? Certainly not my marriage or friendships.
Early on in life I promised myself that I would never be one of "those" woman who puts baby over husband. Wow! Please forgive my judgment!! It is so easy to do and without notice or expectation, I have done this...and for good reason (...as I try to justify in my mind). Baby is only 6-months old!! She needs a lot of attention. But what am I willing to sacrifice to give her that attention? Certainly not my marriage or friendships.
I need to redefine my identity.
I need to remember that I am also a woman. It is okay for me to find a babysitter, put on earrings, wear a top that doesn't have to be breastfeeding friendly (and doesn't smell like spit up!!). And heel!! Perfume! The more obvious...a shower! Oh! That would be nice!
Yet something is still missing. I need to redefine my identity.
I can balance each aspect of my life and still not fully, wholly understand my identity. After all is said and done, my truest identity should only come from Christ and in Christ alone... here is a list to prove it taken from: http://www.joycemeyer.org/articles/ea.aspx?article=knowing_who_i_am_in_christ
Once I fully accept who Christ has called me to be (or at least make progress towards it daily), HE will be the One to help me balance the many identities He has blessed me with. I just have to remind myself that this life is not a race...I don't need to adapt and change all in one day (although I wish I would!). God is faithful to complete the good work that He has started in me. I must simply let Him redefine my identity.
I need to remember that I am also a woman. It is okay for me to find a babysitter, put on earrings, wear a top that doesn't have to be breastfeeding friendly (and doesn't smell like spit up!!). And heel!! Perfume! The more obvious...a shower! Oh! That would be nice!
Yet something is still missing. I need to redefine my identity.
I can balance each aspect of my life and still not fully, wholly understand my identity. After all is said and done, my truest identity should only come from Christ and in Christ alone... here is a list to prove it taken from: http://www.joycemeyer.org/articles/ea.aspx?article=knowing_who_i_am_in_christ
Once I fully accept who Christ has called me to be (or at least make progress towards it daily), HE will be the One to help me balance the many identities He has blessed me with. I just have to remind myself that this life is not a race...I don't need to adapt and change all in one day (although I wish I would!). God is faithful to complete the good work that He has started in me. I must simply let Him redefine my identity.
WHO I AM IN CHRIST-- MY TRUEST IDENTITY
I am complete in Him Who is the Head of all principality and power (Colossians 2:10).
I am alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5).
I am free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).
I am far from oppression, and fear does not come near me (Isaiah 54:14).
I am born of God, and the evil one does not touch me (1 John 5:18).
I am holy and without blame before Him in love (Ephesians 1:4; 1 Peter 1:16).
I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16; Philippians 2:5).
I have the peace of God that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
I have the Greater One living in me; greater is He Who is in me than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).
I have received the gift of righteousness and reign as a king in life by Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).
I have received the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus, the eyes of my understanding being enlightened (Ephesians 1:17-18).
I have received the power of the Holy Spirit to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, to cast out demons, to speak with new tongues. I have power over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means harm me (Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:17-19).
I have put off the old man and have put on the new man, which is renewed in the knowledge after the image of Him Who created me (Colossians 3:9-10).
I have given, and it is given to me; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, men give into my bosom (Luke 6:38).
I have no lack for my God supplies all of my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).
I can quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one with my shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16).
I can do all things through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:13).
I show forth the praises of God Who has called me out of darkness into His marvelous light (1 Peter 2:9).
I am God’s child for I am born again of the incorruptible seed of the Word of God, which lives and abides forever (1 Peter 1:23).
I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ unto good works (Ephesians 2:10).
I am a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
I am a spirit being alive to God (Romans 6:11;1 Thessalonians 5:23).
I am a believer, and the light of the Gospel shines in my mind (2 Corinthians 4:4).
I am a doer of the Word and blessed in my actions (James 1:22,25).
I am a joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17).
I am more than a conqueror through Him Who loves me (Romans 8:37).
I am an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).
I am a partaker of His divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4).
I am an ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20).
I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people (1 Peter 2:9).
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