How You See Yourself Matters
When was the last time you stepped into a hostile situation, and you had nothing to prove? Life brings storms and tough circumstances. How you respond to these situations you encounter proves what you believe about yourself.
Imagine your life without triggers. How people act or what they say can no longer cause a reaction from you. As a beloved son or daughter, you don’t have to fight for yourself. You’re not fighting to have a position or be seen in certain circles. You are happier serving others in the background. You are not worried about failing because even if you do, it doesn’t change who you are. Your identity is beloved! Jesus NEVER gives you the inheritance of a sinner saved by grace. Your inheritance is one whom Jesus dearly loves, and He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in us. We are beloved with resurrection power.
Pastor Tim reminds us of the heart of Jesus for us today, in these very moments of our lives.
“Jesus loves you enough not to leave you in a condition where you just confess you believe something. He wants to heal your heart, so you actually believe what He says about you. Peter found out at the end of Jesus's life that confess with your mouth and believe with your heart is the entrance door, but it doesn't give you the power to be one who remains. It does not give you the anointing to reach down and heal. It does not give you the ability to carry the Kingdom with you wherever you go. You can't reproduce what you are not carrying.
It is time for you to believe you deserve to be in the room, in the very presence of the King of Kings, the Anointed One. As a matter of fact, He is beckoning you to come be with Him. He is ready to reveal who you really are. You are His beloved. You are the one who Jesus dearly loves. Nothing you have done or will do changes His love for you. The beauty of the Circle Dance is the continuous love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit spinning and pulling us into the intimate love with them where we never stop dancing. This passage of the Song of Songs below is an exchange between us and Jesus, the Shepherd. Hear yourself saying these words today, and hear the words of Jesus over you.
“Listen! I hear my lover’s voice. I know it’s him coming to me—leaping with joy over mountains, skipping in love over the hills that separate us, to come to me. Let me describe him: he is graceful as a gazelle, swift as a wild stag. Now he comes closer, even to the places where I hide. He gazes into my soul, peering through the portal as he blossoms within my heart.
The Shepherd: The one I love calls to me: Arise, my dearest. Hurry, my darling. Come away with me! I have come as you have asked to draw you to my heart and lead you out. For now is the time, my beautiful one. The season has changed, the bondage of your barren winter has ended, and the season of hiding is over and gone. The rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for singing and pruning the vines has arrived. I hear the cooing of doves in our land, filling the air with songs to awaken you and guide you forth.” Song of Songs 2
Jesus, we are here ready to see ourselves as You see us. We are ready to be who you designed us to be. We are ready to give you the reward of your suffering. Thank you for always drawing us closer to your heart and into the dance of a lifetime.
