Victory Thru Christ Bible Studies
- Since 1999
BUILDING
SELF- ESTEEM
THROUGH GOD'S WORD
-Short Bible Study-
Identify With
Christ
Galatians 3:29 "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's
seed, and
heirs according to the promise."
We're
told in the Bible that we're more than conquerors and that
we're
victors in
Jesus Christ. God
tells us that we can have
what
we say and
that everything that is His belongs to us (Gal. 3:29).
If this
is true, then why do many of us act like whipped puppies
that don't
deserve the
best in life?
Why do we
feel inadequate in the midst of difficult times or a tough environment? God's Word is true and it
will work for you,
but you
must put
forth the corresponding actions to your beliefs.
God's
Word has life, but it is dead if you don't act upon it.
It won't automatically change you, you must
make the decision for change
and then use
God's Word to actively
participate in
your development
or growth
from the point of your salvation to become
the
"new man
in Christ."
We are to
be doers of the Word and not hearers only.
Romans
10:17 "So
then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the
Word of
God."
Ephesians
4:23-24 "And be
renewed in the spirit of your mind: 24.
And
that ye put on
the "new man" which after God is created in righteousness and true
holiness."
You grow in Christ by
changing your thoughts (Ephesians 4:23) with God's Word. As you act
upon those
thoughts you will be following
Christ to receive your
victory. So the
process is easy by speaking
the Word, hearing the Word
and acting upon
it. As you continue to
do this, you will begin to
see His
blessings manifested
within your life.
Because the Word of
God is spirit (John 6:63), it must enter into the human
spirit before it can take affect or germinate just as a seed
that has
been
planted into the ground. It cannot and will not
germinate in the
mind. However, the mind is the place at which it begins its
journey to
your spirit. So you must take time to get the
Word into your mind
so that it will transfer to your spirit where the
Holy
spirit waters it for spiritual or inner growth/strength.
Total
Identity In Christ For
Building Self-Esteem
In order to become the "new creature" in Christ or "new man" to make this process really come alive in you for greater change, you must identify with Christ and see yourself with Him now, hid from all the troubles and difficulties that come against you.
This does
not mean that you are hid away and they can't find you,
but instead
it
means
that you are empowered to rest in Christ and let the confidence of the
Word see
you through, all the while knowing
that nothing
can harm you no matter
what
you're going through.
Identifying
with Christ also means that you deserve to have high self-esteem
because God
sees you through Christ. He
sees you as
redeemed and sanctified and as someone worthy of all His blessings.
So if you
were abused as a child, for example, and believe it was because you are
an
inferior person, or you believe you are a failure because of past
mistakes, you
can automatically change how you
think by seeing yourself as
God sees
you, not
as the person you've
been conditioned to believe
that you are.
Romans
8:37
"Nay,
in all these things we are
more than conquerors through Him that loved us."
At this writing I am currently facing times which could cause others to give up, but as I identify with Christ, I know that I am more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus. I know that I am safe and I know that I am delivered. This is the kind of attitude we must take to have victory and we can have it on the strength of the Word which we put within our hearts.
This is
not a one-time process. I
am daily
confessing scripture,
seeing myself
with Christ, and daily seeing my
life and
circumstances victorious.
Is this
hard to do? NOT FOR
ME! Because I have
built a strong confidence in
Jesus Christ through the Word and I have a high self-esteem that causes
me to
feel good about myself and my life no matter what is happening around
me.
My life remains constant, always on top no matter what, and so can yours! These Bible studies are built from my experience and the experience of other Christian's success, so they are not empty words. The principles you're learning on this site have been proven successful over and over again because they are God's Words and they have life!
Building
Self-Esteem Through Jesus Christ Our
Mediator
Through
Jesus Christ we can go to the Father and He will hear us and answer our
prayers. Christ is
our mediator. How
can we know for sure that this is true
and that we can do all things through Him?
Ephesians
tells us clearly that Christ has broken the partition between us and
God that
existed during the Old Testament days.
Through Christ we have access to God.
Ephesians
3:14 "For
He (Jesus) is our peace
who hath made both one and hath broken down the middle wall of
partition
between us:... Read 15-17
Ephesians
3:18 "For
through Him (Jesus) we both have access by one
Spirit unto the
Father."
Christ is
where we should keep our attention above everyone and
everything.
One of the greatest ways to get off track in
life is to follow people instead of God's will.
However, put Jesus first and you will identify with Him for good
success.
Colossians
3:23 "And
whatsoever ye do, do it
heartily as to the Lord and not unto men."
Identify
with Christ daily. See
yourself
crucified with Him, raised from the dead with Him, and resurrected with
Him
sitting at the right hand of God with Him.
This will allow you to see that you can do all things
through Him, by
Him and for Him. You
can see yourself
safe from all harm, healthy and healed, and capable of accomplishing
all
things!
I'll
close this lesson with Philemon 1:6 which says that your faith becomes
effective through the acknowledging of every good thing that is in you
in
Christ Jesus.
Do this
now and continue to do this. Be
thankful
always for what Christ has done for you and you will begin to love
yourself as
God does with a strong faith to accomplish all things!
Remember,
as you continue building self-esteem that God sees you as He sees
Christ.
Continue to Part II, Building High Self-esteem.
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It Makes Perfect Biblical
Sense - That You Can Have What You Say! As
long as God said it first!
In your journey of building
self-esteem, it will be most helpful if you learn the fundamentals of
faith and prayer to become all that you were meant to be. If
you don't know how to have faith and you don't understand prayer
principles, you won't be able to have what you say the way Mark 11:24
says that we can do by using the "prayer of faith." You also
won't understand how to receive guidance for God's call upon your life
for your career, ministry or business.
STOP PRAYING WITHOUT
RESULTS. GET PERFECT BIBLICAL SENSE AND YOU'LL BEGIN TO GET
ANSWERED!
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