11d (edited) • Devotionals
From the Vault Day 2: Identity is the Target.
Scripture Reading
Ephesians 2:1-3 NKJV
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, [2] in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, [3] among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
One of the greatest misunderstandings in spiritual warfare is believing the enemy's main objective is only behavior.
Behavior is not the enemy's primary TARGET; Identity is.
The enemy understands something that most believers have not fully realized yet, and that is, if he can alter the way you see yourself, he can influence the way you live.
Do you ever pay attention to the fact that the enemy constantly attacks you in these areas?
Worth
Purpose
Value
Calling
Sonship
Confidence in God
The reason is that identity determines function.
A person who believes they are defeated will live defeated.
A person who believes they are rejected will struggle to receive love.
A person who believes they are unworthy will sabotage what God is trying to build.
The enemy knows that if he can plant a false identity deeply enough, eventually you will begin to agree with it. A key thing you must keep in mind is that AGREEMENT BECOMES BONDAGE.
So lets breakdown the enemy's strategy against our identity;
- Introduce a False Narrative
The enemy begins by whispering lies about who you are.
The goal is not emotional damage, it is identity corruption.
2. Attach the Lie to Pain
The enemy often uses;
Rejection
Trauma
Failure
Abandonment
Shame
....to reinforce false identity. Pain becomes the evidence the enemy uses to convince people that the lie is true.
EMPOWERED KEY
My pain is not prophecy.
Just because something hurt you, doesn't mean it defines who you are.
3. Normalize the Lie
Eventually, the lie becomes familiar. Instead of believing that you may be under attack, you will start to feel like this is just who you are.
THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!
Because the moment the lie becomes a person's identity, they stop fighting.
4. Disconnect you from the Father's Voice
The enemy knows that TRUTH restores identity.
So he works to;
Silence scriputre
Isolate believers
Distort the Father's nature
Keep people spiritually passive
Because if believers truly hear what the Father says about them through Jesus Christ, chains begin to break.
Let's go back over Ephesians 2.
Paul writes, "You He made alive..."
The key thing you must keep in mind is that your identity is not rooted in your past, your failures, your wounds, or your old nature.
EMPOWERED KEY
YOUR IDENTITY IS ROOTED IN WHAT JESUS ACCOMPLISHED.
Jesus did not come to improve your behavior, but to restore your identity.
4 ways to fight against the attack on your identity
- STOP CALLING YOURSELF WHAT GOD NEVER CALLED YOU
- SEPERATE THE ATTACK FROM YOUR IDENTITY
- RENEW YOUR MIND DAILY
- SPEAK WHAT THE LORD SAYS
Reflection
Take a moment to really ask yourself;
Who have I become because of pain?
What labels have I accpeted that the Lord never gave me?
What false identity has been shaping my confidence, relationships, and spiritual life?
Many people have spent years trying to heal behavior without first confronting identity. My prayer for you today, is that this will begin the process of the Lord restoring how you see yourself.
You are not ABANDON, FORGOTTEN, UNUSABLE, or DISQUALIFIED.
You are ALIVE in Jesus. And every false identity begins when truth becomes louder than pain.
Declaration
I reject every false identity formed through pain, rejection, failure, and shame.
I break agreement with every lie that contradicts what the Father says about me.
I am not what happened to me.
I am not my past.
I am not my struggle.
I am who the Father says I am through Jesus.
My identity is restored.
My mind is renewed.
My confidence is returning.
I will no longer partner with lies.
I walk in truth, authority, freedom, and purpose.
LIVE LIFE EMPOWERED!
4
6 comments
From the Vault Day 2: Identity is the Target.
powered by
skool.com/empowered-tribe-global-2602
Empowered Tribe Global: Grow in Jesus, hear the Father clearly, and walk boldly in truth, purpose, and Holy Spirit led power with real transformation.
Suggested communities
Powered by