Knowing Who We Are: Part I
If we do not know who we are, Satan will tell us who we are, and he is a liar. Through the pain of life (emotional traumas), we become vulnerable to the lies of the enemy. Through the lies of the enemy, rejection gains a stronghold and fear becomes a controlling force in our lives. Rejection and Fear go together.
Why do we fear? We fear because we do not know who we are, we fear because we do not trust God, and we fear because we do not understand God’s perfect love. What are Some of our fears (a partial list):
- Fear of rejection
- Fear of man;
- Fear of failure;
- Fear of financial lack;
- Fear of not being good enough;
- Fear of something happening to us;
- Fear of something happening to those we love;
- Fear of old age;
- Fear of sickness;
- Fear of death;
- Fear of not being in control;
To know who we are, we must have our soul restored. Our soul is who we are. Our soul is our Mind (Intellect: what we think), our Will (self-want; self-determination); and our Emotions (Feelings). In other words, our soul = what we think, what we want, what we feel. Before Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, nothing was about “self”. They had the character of Christ, for they had been created in God’s image. Once they sinned, everything became about “self”. Their perfect relationship with God was broken. They took on the “character of Satan” (pride, rebellion, “what about me?” Since Adam and Eve’s fall, every human soul is in need of restoration.
Our soul must be restored and reconciled back to God.
Scriptures: Genesis 2:7 – 3:8; Psalm 23:3;
