Day 10
- Tim Minks
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min read
Who Do You Think You Are! (Part 2)
Calling those things that are not, as though they were (Romans 4:17)
Here is a major life question: Does our experience cre- ate our identity, or does our identity create our experience? The answer is . . . (drum roll please) . . . our identity creates our experience. Remember, those who think they can, and those who think they can’t, are both right (consider the spies in Numbers 13 and 14). What we believe about our- selves will either bind us or launch us. When it comes to who we think we are, God is calling us to believe His Word instead of negative experience. He says “Consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God . . . ” (Romans 6:11), and “Let the weak say I am strong” (Joel 3:10). Abraham “did not consider his own body, already dead . . .” (Romans 4:19). Satan, on the other hand, wants us to focus on our failures and lack. A battle rages in our souls concerning what to believe about ourselves. Do we “call ourselves” by our negative experience or by God’s promise. Proverbs 23:7 declares “As (a man) thinks in his heart, so is he.” Let’s think God’s thoughts about us, and not anything else.
Declare: I am a new creation in Christ. Old things have passed away. All things are new. I am strong in Christ. I am who the Bible says I am.
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As a man thinks in his heart so is he.
The irony of the devotional subjects the last two days has not been lost on me. God knew what I would be struggling with on days 9 and 10 before we even started this fast. I am thankful for a God that knows exactly where I am at and defines me by my future, even if man labels me for my past. I am in awe of the mighty God I serve, and so humbled He would even use me in any way.
This is very relatable right now in so many ways. Whether its with students at school or the players I coach. Brings to mind the saying "Practice what you preach". I struggle with confidence in certain areas of my life that others tend to compliment me on and always turn down the compliments, or just deny it. The passions and desires God has given me wasn't done by accident. I may fail, but I will learn. The enemy will come to destroy, but I am new!
As a man thinks in his heart, so is he!! Wow! What a powerful scripture! I'll be praying this one over and over again! Thank you Jesus! Also declaring the following:
God richly supplies my needs.
I expect that today will be the best day of my life spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and financially in Jesus name!
All attacks that were headed my way are diverted right now through angelic protection in Jesus' name.