One of the strategies that Satan loves to use is to confuse your identity, to make you forget whose child you are. We all have heard the true saying that the only weapon Satan can use is to Lie. We too easily forget the warning and the impact on us. 

It is easy to understand the ease of forgetting the absolute need for us to stay diligent in our thought lives. Distractions in life are relentless and frustrating when we try to live normal lives and raise families. Rationalization trumps our guilt when reminded we haven’t been in God’s Word all week. Lack of sleep, expectations of good parenting, and long hours to chase the ethereal American Dream all scream for attention. 

Rationalization can even eliminate the guilt, at least for a while. Especially with all the (well-meaning) books and podcasts giving advice on how to be the best of who you are. We can be our own worst enemies.

Eventually, the guilt gets bad enough that church becomes the last thing on the to-do list, just to escape being reminded of how you are failing in life. Even praying for help from The Lord seems futile when He doesn’t answer and solve your problems immediately.

I submit that one of those worthy ideas to focus on is our identity in Christ and the Holy Spirit that dwells inside us.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17 New King James Version (NKJV)

So what does that mean? Do we identify with that statement? Have we even taken the time to explore what that means for us individually? How about the idea that the Third Person of the Trinity dwells inside of us? How about this idea: We are pregnant with the Holy Spirit.

Or are those ideas like science fiction concepts, too “out there” for us? Avoiding those concepts that come straight from the Bible, and writing them off as too hard to understand, seems to me to believe one of those lies about who we are. 

“I don’t feel like a new creation. And what the heck does that even have to do with me?”

When we came to Jesus and gave our lives to Him, we were spiritually reborn. That moment is a miracle closely resembling when Jesus walked out of the tomb. Except Jesus now has His resurrected body and we don’t. Have we ever wondered about that? We are walking miracles. It is no wonder Luke tells us; 

“In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:10)

We are different from those who don’t know Jesus. We have been rescued from the realm of darkness to the Kingdom of Light. I’d say that that is worthy of dwelling on in life. 

Take a chance and spend time (lots of time) praying for the Holy Spirit to bless you and speak to you. He will. But He wants to know you are serious and that your love for Jesus is solid. 

The Father is a good Father, and the Holy Spirit is right there inside, waiting to be made part of your day. Have you ever wondered why Paul said to pray without ceasing? Because that is a consequence of spending time chasing Jesus in every situation. He becomes so personal you will find yourself talking to Him (and listening) all day long. 

You are not alone as the New Creation. You are already part of the family of the King of Kings. How is that for an Identity? 

This is where the Peace comes from in the middle of trying to get five kids off to three different schools. Or finishing that design project on time for a game-changing client for your business. 

Dwell on those promises. Seek His Face as priority number one. Life may not change, but you will find that the science-fiction patina of the Bible will dissolve and it will change you.