Yesterday I had the amazing privilege of speaking at two different events, and I spoke on a topic I’m asked to speak on often… Identity and the concept that we are broken people. (Broken No More)
We hear it a lot. Even in Christian circles.
“We’re all broken people, with broken lives, living in a broken world. But that’s okay, because God uses broken people.”
While I understand what they are trying to say… that no matter where we’ve been, what we’ve done, or how broken we are, God can still use us. BUT although it sounds good, it’s not exactly biblically accurate.
God doesn’t just USE BROKEN PEOPLE – HE FIXES BROKEN PEOPLE! We are BROKEN NO MORE!
Broken is who we were, a new creation in Christ is who we are.
And as a Christian, EVERY TIME I say I’M BROKEN, I put SHACKLES BACK on my HEART and HOLD MYSELF CAPTIVE to WHO I WAS and WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO BECOME ALL GOD CREATED ME TO BE.
And if we don’t get past our past, our fears and our insecurities – and if we don’t really get a clear picture of who we are in Christ, we will NEVER be all God created us to be.
Colossians 2:9-10 says, “For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; 10 and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.”
When we become a Christian, we are born into the family of God. Born again. And we become a new creation in Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:17 – “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things are passed away. All things are made new.”
If you don’t know Christ, then yes… you’re broken. But if you have been born again, you are IN Christ and have been made brand new.
Have you ever seen “The Princess Diaries”?
Mia was a teenager who discovered she was a princess – BUT finding out she was a princess didn’t instantly change the way she saw herself.
She still looked at herself as the frumpy, invisible, unpopular girl in high school. She didn’t understand the privileges and the responsibilities that came with being who she already was. Mia had to learn to walk in her new identity.
She had to learn to BECOME who she already was.
And so do we.
When we are born into the family of God we become princesses. Daughters of the King. We know we have been born again – and have become part of the family of God, but we don’t understand the benefits and the responsibilities that come with our new IDENTITY as the King’s daughter.
Like Mia – We have to learn to become who we already are.
We may not automatically know who we are – and it’s important to remember that understanding who we are is a journey, not a one time event.
Jesus is changing us from glory to glory, and as we learn to walk in who we are, we will be able to embrace the abundant life Jesus came to give us.
I’m pretty passionate about sharing this message because I get broken. Broken defined my life. But when Jesus saved me, He changed everything.
Here’s a very short version of my testimony that will help you understand why I am so familiar with BROKEN and why I’m passionate about helping women discover their identity in Christ.
If you can’t view this in your reader, please CLICK HERE.
We may have been broken by experience, but we are healed by identity.
You see, if you and I continue to say we are broken, when Jesus makes us complete, we hinder what He wants to do in our lives and will never be able to step into who we were created to be.
And as a mom... if you don’t know who you are in Christ and you can’t grasp how your new identity gives you the power to live in victory in this life and become all God created you to be, how will you be able to convey that to your children?
I want all God has for me… I want all God has for my children and for my grandchildren… if I DON’T TEACH THEM how to BELIEVE WHAT GOD SAYS about who they are… if I DON’T TEACH THEM how to WALK IN THIER IDENTITY, then who is going to teach them?
And the way they learn best is by the way we live out our own faith and our own identity.
I’ve provided 42 verses that will help you discover who you are in Christ. It’s a great resource for you to go through with your children too. (CLICK THIS LINK to DISCOVER YOUR NEW & TRUE IDENTITY)
If you’re struggling with feeling broken, we are here to encourage you and I’d love for you to share what it is you are struggling with. You can also email The MOM Initiative at info@themominitiative.com.
By the way, I’d LOVE to come share BROKEN NO MORE and help women in your church discover the power of their new identity in Christ!
If you’d like to have me come speak at your next event and share BROKEN NO MORE, TITUS 2 with a TWIST, WHEN GOD IS SILENT, MORE, A TALE of TWO MOTHERS, LEADING the WAY, or if you’d like me to meet with your Women’s Ministry and help you tailor a TITUS 2 ministry for your church or ministry, I’d love to hear from you.
CLICK THIS LINK and pop over to my site and fill out the INVITE STEPH form.
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