Who Do
I Believe?
By Tracy Smith
“You, dear
children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is
in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
John
4:4 (NIV)
I
worry too much. I talk too much. I weigh too much. I’m a bad mom. I’m a bad
friend. I’m a bad Christian. I’m a bad wife. I’ve failed. Do these kinds of
thoughts weigh you down? The enemy loves for us to believe the lies; to bring
us down; to make us feel like failures. When we are focused on all we feel we
are doing wrong, we cannot be focused on what God wants us to be doing for Him.
The
first time I heard the song, “Greater” by MercyMe, was a powerful reminder to
me.
Bring your tired
Bring your shame
Bring your guilt
Bring your pain
Bring your shame
Bring your guilt
Bring your pain
Don’t you know that’s not your name
You will always be much more to me…
You will always be much more to me…
Bring your doubts
Bring your fears
Bring your hurt
Bring your tears
Bring your fears
Bring your hurt
Bring your tears
There’ll be no condemnation here
You are holy, righteous and redeemed…
You are holy, righteous and redeemed…
There’ll be days I lose the battle
Grace says that it doesn’t matter
‘Cause the cross already won the war
He’s Greater
He’s Greater [1, emphasis mine]
Grace says that it doesn’t matter
‘Cause the cross already won the war
He’s Greater
He’s Greater [1, emphasis mine]
I’m holy, righteous and redeemed. I’m not
condemned. Some days I will lose the
battle, but it’s okay because Jesus is greater than all my fears, all my shame,
and anyone or anything that might try to make me feel like I’m failing.
But
who am I in Jesus? What can I remember to replace the fears, the shame, the
failure? Our church website has a great resource of Bible verses and statements
of who we are in Christ. See the link in the Further Reading section for the
whole list, but here are a few examples:
I
am God’s child (John 1:12)
I
am forgiven (Ephesians 1:8; Colossians 1:14)
I
am secure (Ephesians 2:20)
I
am forgiven (Ephesians 1:8; Colossians 1:14)
I
am God’s workmanship (Ephesians 2:10)
GOING
DEEPER:
1. Read the list in the link below and commit to
memory the ones you need to remember the most at this time in your life.
FURTHER
READING:
Click
here read
a list of verses and statements of “Who I am in Christ.” It’s a great resource!
Along with being a
wife and mother to two boys, Tracy is an administrative assistant at Oakwood, serves
on the Women’s Ministry Special Events Team and leads a great group of Junior
High girls.
Click
HERE to listen and watch
a video of the song
