My Thoughts: Identity in Christ

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Recently I been given the advice that I should open up. The odd thing about it is that I couldn't understand how someone could know me for a long period of time and still feel they don't know me. It certainly wasn't the first time that request has been made then it got me wondering, how can I open up.

It would be correct to say that most know me as being the "bottled up" type but its not what I try to be but who I have become. I remember being positive and hopeful on life and somewhere between an air of unknown and the present, I've lost that vision. In Proverbs 17:22 ESV says "a joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries the bones." I remember a time of continuous joy but my feelings now reflect that of a crushed spirit.

  Have you ever felt crushed, or lost? Such feelings can wreak havoc on ones mind and body. I know this all too well. For many years I have maintained an exterior resembling of the man everyone likes to see but secretly dieing on the inside.  Recently I did a post on Evolving and this I believe is the first step confessing the truth of the real me. There may be others dealing with the same burden as I and invite you to make a change with me.  But before we can change we must first identify who we are, and who we are in Christ. This is no attempt to bring about attention nor to bring on self pity. This is truth, confession and testament to evolve. For those of you who are ready to evolve and face this trial head on, I welcome you to join me as I seek to find that true man God has called me, My Identity in Christ. Be Blessed...

Encouragement:

Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

Philippians 3:13-14 " Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it on my own.  But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.