Next Steps
Answer the following questions, journal about them, pray about them, or discuss them with a counselor or trusted friend.
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Do you have a particularly difficult time seeing yourself in the ways described in this section? As one who is like God? As a creator? As a producer? As one under authority? If so, why do you think that is? What’s keeping you from seeing yourself in that way?
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What else has God spoken to you about your identity, about your unique and individual purpose, and about what He thinks about you? Do you struggle to believe any of those things? If so, why?
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Do you struggle with the simplicity of your purpose on this earth, or have you noticed yourself making things far more complicated for yourself than they need to be? What steps do you need to take to return to God’s simple intentions and align yourself with your true purpose?
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Take some time to journal your thoughts and your response to this section and to the question of identity and purpose as it relates to your own life.
Now pray this prayer with us:
God, thank You for making me who I am. I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and You made me that way! Thank You for my unique personality and for the unique calling You’ve placed on my life. Thank You for giving me purpose and hope and direction, and thank You for continuing to form me in your image, according to Your will. Thank You for making me enjoy- able, for making me special, and for making me Your child. Thank You, God, for me! I love You, Daddy. Amen.
This section is taken from a chapter of Matthew Bauer's book, The Journey to Freedom. To learn more about who you are in Christ, click here to order the book, including Matthew's full teaching on "Know Thyself."
BUY NOW: The Journey to Freedom - Navigating the Roadblocks to Abundant Living - by Matthew Bauer