{"id":29258,"date":"2015-12-28T00:15:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T05:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=29258"},"modified":"2015-12-28T00:47:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T05:47:00","slug":"who-i-am-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/28\/who-i-am-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who I Am"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is one thing I really struggle with. \u00a0Let&#8217;s just say self-confidence and self-esteem are not among my strong suits. (Not to be confused with pride, which I often have WAY too much of). \u00a0As I was looking back through my old blogs, I noticed a recurring theme: blogs about <em>who<\/em>, and <em>Whose<\/em>, I am. \u00a0I confess, it is an ongoing struggle, especially now as I have joined the 50+ club. \u00a0But the words in the blog below still hold true. When doubts creep in and self worth crumbles, it is because I have forgotten <em>who<\/em> and <em>Whose<\/em> I am. \u00a0In the song \u201cI Am New\u201d by Jason Gray, it says&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cForgiven, beloved, hidden in Christ<br \/>\nMade in the image of the Giver of Life<br \/>\nRighteous and holy, reborn and remade<br \/>\nAccepted and worthy&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This<strong><em> is<\/em><\/strong> my new name. This <em><strong>is<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who<\/span> I am&#8212;<\/em>I belong to Him. Sometimes I just need to be reminded once again of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>who<\/em> <\/span>I am. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 HCSB states:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;beloved by the Lord, because God<br \/>\nfrom the beginning chose you for salvation<br \/>\nthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I am beloved by the Lord&#8230;chosen from the beginning&#8230;filled by the Spirit&#8230;and am continually being transformed. \u00a0This is who the Bible says I am. \u00a0So, what do I need to do? \u00a0As Blanca sings, I need to believe <strong><em>who<\/em> <\/strong>I am and <strong><em>Whose<\/em> <\/strong>I am.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Turning down<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Tuning out<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Every single word<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">That caused me pain<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Unashamed<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And unafraid<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018Cause I believe You mean it when You say<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few of the things that the Scriptures tell us&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colossians 3:12 AMP says I am \u201cwell-beloved [by God Himself,\u201d<\/li>\n<li>1 John 3:12 NASB tells us \u201cnow we are children of God,\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Zephaniah 3:17 NIV states \u201cThe Lord your God is with you\u2026He will take great delight in you; He will rejoice over you with singing.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Isaiah 49:16a AMP reminds us \u201cBehold, I have indelibly imprinted (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As I wrote above,\u00a0the words in the blog that follows still hold true. When doubts creep in and self-worth crumbles, it is because I have forgotten <em>who<\/em>\u00a0I am and <em>Whose<\/em> I am.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Another voice, another choice<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To listen to words somebody said<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Another day, I replay<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">One too many doubts inside my head<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Am I strong\u2026beautiful<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Am I good enough<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Do I belong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">After all that I\u2019ve said and done<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Is it real when I feel<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I don\u2019t measure up<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Am I loved<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>I\u2019m running to the One who knows me<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Who made every part of me in His hands<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>I\u2019m holding to the One who holds me<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>\u2018Cause I know whose I am, I know who I am<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>I am sure I am Yours<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Turning down, tuning out<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Every single word<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That caused me pain<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Unashamed, and unafraid<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018Cause I believe You mean it when You say<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am strong\u2026beautiful<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am good enough<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I belong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">After all<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018Cause of what You\u2019ve done<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This is real what I feel<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">No one made it up<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am loved<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am sure I am Yours<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I know who I am<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am sure I am Yours<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Fearfully, wonderfully, perfectly<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You have made me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I\u2019m running to the One who knows me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I\u2019m holding to the One who holds me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6oZuNkT7_UM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<em> Blanca<\/em><br \/>\nWritten by Blanca Callahan \/ Seth Mosley \/ Mia Fieldes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For it was You who created my inward parts;<br \/>\nYou knit me together in my mother\u2019s womb.<br \/>\nI will praise You because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.<br \/>\nYour works are wonderful, and I know this very well.<br \/>\nPsalms 139:13-14 HCSB<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><em>\u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Another voice, another choice<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>To listen to words somebody said<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Another day, I replay<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>One too many doubts inside my head<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Am I strong\u2026beautiful<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Am I good enough<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Do I belong<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>After all that I\u2019ve said and done<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Is it real<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>When I feel\u00a0I don\u2019t measure up<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Am I loved?\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Surely I am not the <strong>only<\/strong> one that can relate to these words! \u00a0Thoughts and questions just like these have played over and over in my head at least a thousand times (sometimes in just one day) but as I was listening to this song on the radio, the light bulb went on! \u00a0<em>I have to know <strong>WHOSE<\/strong> I am before I will really understand <strong>WHO<\/strong> I am.<\/em> Duh! \u00a0{Mental head slap here.}<\/p>\n<p>As I looked through the many lists of Scriptures about \u2018<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>who<\/strong> I am<\/em><\/span>\u2019, I began to see \u2018<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>Whose<\/strong> I am<\/em><\/span>\u2019:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.<br \/>\nGalatians 3:26 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,<br \/>\na holy nation, His own special people\u2026<br \/>\n1 Peter 2:9 NKJV<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026For our citizenship is in heaven\u2026<br \/>\nPhilippians 3:20a HCSB<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved\u2026<br \/>\nColossians 3:12a NASB<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him]<br \/>\n1 John 4:4a AMP<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I am a child of God!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I am His!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He chose me.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He created me.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">And He holds me close.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026No one will snatch them out of My hand.<br \/>\nMy Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all;<br \/>\nand no one is able to snatch them out of the Father\u2019s hand.<br \/>\nJohn 10:28b-29<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Since I belong to Christ, that means:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For you are all children of the light and of the day;<br \/>\nwe don\u2019t belong to darkness and night.<br \/>\n1 Thessalonians 5:5 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Do you not know that your body is the temple<br \/>\n(the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit\u00a0Who lives within you,<br \/>\nWhom you have received [as a Gift] from God?<br \/>\n1 Corinthians 6:19 AMP\/1 Corinthians 3:16<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Now you are the body of Christ and individual members of it.<br \/>\n1 Corinthians 12:27 HCSB<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2026But I have called you friends\u2026<br \/>\nJohn 15:15<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For we are 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