God in Our ImageIdeas from theologian C. Baxter Kruger
Have you ever heard the whisper...
I am not...
what do you hear?welcome
perfectgood enough
deservingacceptable
importantsmart enough
worthysafeliked
includedvaluableforgiven
supportedwanted
appreciatedI am not...
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Our perception of our "not-ness" affects
our self-perception our relationships &
what isn't acknowledgedcannot be healed
"When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you."
John 14:20
We share in the Trinity's pre-existing love relationship.
We have always been loved and accepted.
what is GOD like?
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It's calledprojection
Often we thinkof God throughthe lens of our"I am nots."
In a twistedway we end up creating
a "god" in our own image.
We miss His true essence.
We wrong God by allowing our insecurities to shape how we understand Him.
In our relationship with Christ,Jesus shares his own "I am" relationship with us.
I am the beloved son of the FatherI am anointed with the Holy Spirit
I am wanted, welcomed, loved,known, cared for, safe, acceptable,
important, worthy, good and a thrill to my Father's Heart.
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Accepting & Embracing!r true identity