Tag: Identity
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There is Greatness With-In You
Greatness is within you. Many of us cannot even begin to fathom the greatness that is “with-in” us. And in my experience, most people are incredibly resistant to this awareness. My theory is that we are not willing to see this greatness within us because if we receive this good news then we will necessarily…
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You Can Grow From Anywhere
You can grow from anywhere. Identity is only a prison for the one who sees it as something located in time–especially if they see it as located in the past. Perhaps for some this is a useful way to relate to identity, in that they know where they never want to go back to. As Jay-Z…
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The True You Knows What Leads to Happiness
The true you knows what leads to happiness. In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet is told that God knew him before he was ever formed in his mother’s womb and had consecrated him as a prophet. Even though I said that identity is not inherent, I don’t think this proclamation is contradictory. To be…
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We Are Not Our Struggles
We are not our struggles. Do you identify with what you’ve been through or with where you desire to be? Remember, identity is a journey. Our struggles are a part of that journey, but they are never the final destination. Unfortunately, many of us can’t get past the struggles. And that is what we call…
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Developing A Sense of True Identity
If the nations of this world all die eventually, I imagine the official cause of death would be from complications due to the identity struggles of their citizenry. I get no pleasure out of making that statement, but I cannot ignore that, as far as I can tell, the divided world seems to be in…
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Life Is Who You Are, Not What You Do
How often have you heard the question, “So what do you do?”, when meeting people for the first time? How often do you ask that question yourself? And how would you feel if your answer was, “Oh, nothing right now. I was laid off.”? The fact is you probably would never say that. Even if you…
The Roofless Church 