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Do you know who you are?

The Lord Jesus knew who He was! He knew what He was here to do. This is a powerful truth! Think about it. No one knows you like you know yourself. You spend the most time with yourself. If you could get all of the outside noise out of the way of your mind and thoughts, You could become very clear as to who you are, your strengths, your passions, that which makes you joyful and that which fulfills you.

At the end of the day, what you think about yourself is more important than what anyone else thinks about you. Everyone will have an opinion about you, but your perception about yourself can affect your future and destiny. Nobody’s opinion about Jesus changed His course. He stayed true to His calling becase He was clear as to who He was and what He was here to accomplish. Because of that, He changed the world!  When will you stop asking others what they think about you and instead, ask God to clarify who you are and what you are here to accomplish? The world is waiting for you to be who you really are!

John 18:37 Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”

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Don’t give up! Do this instead.

Part of the the training that the Lord Jesus gave the Apostles was the importance of never giving up and losing heart in the midst of any crises or issues. Luke 18:1 says: “Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart “. Jesus never said anything without an important reason. He knew that we would encounter great difficulties in life and because of this, we need to know that we have powerful weapons of warfare: Prayer and standing on His promises! John 16:33 says: “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding]. Today, be encouraged. God reminds you that He already won the battle for you. Stand strong in the faith. Put on the whole armor of God. Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee (James 4:7). Stand in the victory that Jesus already won for us!