IDENTITY: GOD CLASS
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Minister Sharon Stricklin

​Identity:  The God Class – Part 1

We have all asked the questions “who am I?” and “why am I here?”.  Our search for identity began as soon as we became aware of our own presence.  Many philosophers have pondered the identity question but have always fallen short of the answer.  God knew we would search for the answer because He put the question in our DNA.  In Jeremiah 1:5, God says,  Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born I set you apart.  He continues in Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans that I have for you says the Lord, they are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 

Webster's dictionary defines identity as “the same, not different in every possible circumstance; exactness, similar, copy.  We recognize this sameness in our physical resemblance to our parents and siblings.  Comments like “you look just like your Mom” or “you and your brother could be twins” are commonplace in our earthly families.  Similarly, this sameness can be seen in character traits such as patience, stubbornness, assertiveness, or charismatic.

Let's examine the scriptures for greater clarity beginning with Genesis 1:26-28 (MSG)

God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature so they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”
God created human beings; he created them godlike,
Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female.
​God blessed them:
“Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”

Romans 8:29-30 (MSG)
God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in ​him.

​After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.

Why is identity so important?  Romans 8:19 explains it clearly:
For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God (WNT). 
  
When we don't know who we are, it's impossible to know why we're here.  We can't discover our purpose.  If we don't know our purpose, we can't fulfill our destiny.

RENEW YOUR MIND 
Our identity can only be known by knowing Him who created us—we must go back to the Garden; back to the beginning.  Everything starts with a seed, even the Word of God.  Genesis is called the “seed” book because it lays the foundation for everything God has done.  To understand who you are requires a paradigm shift in your thinking.  Proverbs 23:7 As a man thinks in his heart so is he.  

How do we begin the mind renewal process?  A good place to start is Romans 12:2 (TLB)– Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but be a new and different person with a fresh newness in all you do and think. Then you will learn from your own experience how his ways will really satisfy you.  This world is being ruled by satan and its essence is a spirit of rebellion.

Is your mind ruled by your 5 senses (what you see, hear, touch, smell, taste = your flesh) or is it ruled by your spirit (things you can't access with your 5 senses = 6th sense)?  

Romans 8:6 (MSG) Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn’t pleased at being ignored.

Is your mind ruled by an identity crisis?  Do you determine who you are by things outside of you?  For example:
material possessions
relationships
careers
money
sports icons
political icons
entertainment icons
These things can change; they can disappoint you; they are temporary; God changes NOT!
Is your happiness determined by what you do, what happens to you, how you feel OR is it determined by what you know as TRUTH!  

KNOW THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD

Numbers 23:19 (GW) God is not like people. He tells no lies. He is not like humans. He doesn’t change his mind. When he says something, he does it. When he makes a promise, he keeps it.

Isaiah 55:10-11(TLB) The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth.  They cause the grain to grow producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.  It is the same with my word.  I send it out and it always produces fruit.  It will accomplish all I want it to and it will prosper everywhere I send it.  

The answer to the question “who am I” and “why am I here” has been answered by God in Genesis 1:26-28.  We are here to rule as kings on the earth.  We are here NOT to take sides but to take over!  He confirms it in Jeremiah 1:5 and Jeremiah 29:11.

I encourage you to study these scriptures and ask God for revelation knowledge.  You are a king in this earth and a member of the god class.  Psalm 82:6 I said you are gods; you are all sons of the Most High (NIV)
Psalm 8:5 Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor (NLT)
​John 10:34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, “I have said you are gods?

God formed us and knows for what particular purpose he intended for us.  But unless we renew our minds by His Word, we won't be fit for His service on this earth.  

Coming:  
​Part 2 – Identity:  Dominion and Authority

A GATHERING OF THE DOVES!"

Minister Sharon has launched A GATHERING OF THE DOVES, a new blog as part of her Women's Ministry.  

Here are a few of her words explaining;
In March of 2015, I was in the morning session of a conference listening to a message by Dr. Brian Johnson, President of Tuskegee University.  He spoke about the differences between eagles and doves.  His title was “Connected to Trajectory:  Fly High Like the Eagle and Low Like the Dove”.  His scripture reference was Isaiah 60:8–“who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their roosts?”  He continued to describe the behavior of eagles and doves:
– Eagles fly alone and with great vision for the benefit for the whole nest
– Doves fly low and go unnoticed
– Eagles circle to go higher; the circles are for great depths but they take you...

Click on this LINK to be taken to her blog and learn more!

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