A boss of mine once tried to convince me that perspective is truth. I argued that I didn't agree as I believe in absolute truth which doesn't rest on the beliefs of me or anyone else.
However, he wasn't completely wrong. Absolute truth still stands in and of itself but what a person perceives to be the truth will affect how he speaks, acts and reacts. It affects who you think you are. If you believe yourself to be a loser you will not attempt to win or even to try because you say, "I am a loser". If you think you are worthless you may make silent cries for someone to prove you wrong but you won't try to stand out or to make a difference. "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he..." - Proverbs 23:7
But there is more to the story - other people's perspectives. Yours is not the only one. Its easy to forget that even though you think you are worthless sometimes someone else may see you as priceless. That person could be your mom, your friend, someone you don't even know.
Let's not forget though that God has a perspective too. He has a say in all this. He has thoughts on who you are and the cool thing is that he sets that absolute truth I mentioned before! So what he thinks is for real! You can think you are a loser and you can act like a loser and you can live your life forever trapped in that OR you could have a chat with God and see what he thinks.
What does God think about me?
• I am a child of God. (John 1:12)
• I am a friend of Jesus. (John 15:15)
• I have been justified and redeemed. (Romans 3:24)
• I will not be condemned by God. (Romans 8:1)
• I have been accepted by Christ. (Romans 15:7)
• I am a new creature in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• I have been set free in Christ. (Galatians 5:1)
• I am a branch of the true vine, and a conduit of Christ’s life. (John 15:1, 5)
• My old self was crucified with Christ, and I am no longer a slave to sin. (Romans 6:6)
• I have been set free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)
• As a child of God, I am a fellow heir with Christ. (Romans 8:17)
• I have been called to be a saint. (1 Corinthians 1:2)
• In Christ Jesus, I have wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. (1 Corinthians 1:30)
• My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who dwells in me. (1 Corinthians 6:19)?
• I am joined to the Lord and am one spirit with Him. (1 Corinthians 6:17)
• God leads me in the triumph and knowledge of Christ. (2 Corinthians 2:14)
• The hardening of my mind has been removed in Christ. (2 Corinthians 3:14)
• I have become the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
• I have been made one with all who are in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
• I am no longer a slave, but a child and an heir. (Galatians 4:7)
• I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 1:3)
• I am chosen, holy, and blameless before God. (Ephesians 1:4)
• I am redeemed and forgiven by the grace of Christ. (Ephesians 1:7)
• I have been predestined by God to obtain an inheritance. (Ephesians 1:11)
• I have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. (Ephesians 1:13)
• Because of God’s mercy and love, I have been made alive with Christ. (Ephesians 2:4-5)
• I am seated in the heavenly places with Christ. (Ephesians 2:6)
• I am God’s workmanship created to produce good works. (Ephesians 2:10)
• I have been brought near to God by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)
• I am a member of Christ’s body and a partaker of His promise. (Ephesians 3:6)
• I have boldness and confident access to God through faith in Christ. (Ephesians 3:12)
• My new self is righteous and holy. (Ephesians 4:24)
• I was formerly darkness, but now I am light in the Lord. (Ephesians 5:8)
• I am a citizen of heaven. (Philippians 3:20)
• The peace of God guards my heart and mind. (Philippians 4:7)
• God supplies all my needs. (Philippians 4:19)
• I have been made complete in Christ. (Colossians 2:10)
• I have been raised up with Christ. (Colossians 3:1)
• My life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3)
• Christ is my life, and I will be revealed with Him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)
• I have been chosen of God, and I am holy and beloved. (Colossians 3:12)
• God loves me and has chosen me. (1 Thessalonians 1:4)
And that is just the tip of the iceberg; God has a lot to say about you and me! So who's perspective will you believe?
However, he wasn't completely wrong. Absolute truth still stands in and of itself but what a person perceives to be the truth will affect how he speaks, acts and reacts. It affects who you think you are. If you believe yourself to be a loser you will not attempt to win or even to try because you say, "I am a loser". If you think you are worthless you may make silent cries for someone to prove you wrong but you won't try to stand out or to make a difference. "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he..." - Proverbs 23:7
But there is more to the story - other people's perspectives. Yours is not the only one. Its easy to forget that even though you think you are worthless sometimes someone else may see you as priceless. That person could be your mom, your friend, someone you don't even know.
Let's not forget though that God has a perspective too. He has a say in all this. He has thoughts on who you are and the cool thing is that he sets that absolute truth I mentioned before! So what he thinks is for real! You can think you are a loser and you can act like a loser and you can live your life forever trapped in that OR you could have a chat with God and see what he thinks.
What does God think about me?
• I am a child of God. (John 1:12)
• I am a friend of Jesus. (John 15:15)
• I have been justified and redeemed. (Romans 3:24)
• I will not be condemned by God. (Romans 8:1)
• I have been accepted by Christ. (Romans 15:7)
• I am a new creature in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
• I have been set free in Christ. (Galatians 5:1)
• I am a branch of the true vine, and a conduit of Christ’s life. (John 15:1, 5)
• My old self was crucified with Christ, and I am no longer a slave to sin. (Romans 6:6)
• I have been set free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)
• As a child of God, I am a fellow heir with Christ. (Romans 8:17)
• I have been called to be a saint. (1 Corinthians 1:2)
• In Christ Jesus, I have wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. (1 Corinthians 1:30)
• My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who dwells in me. (1 Corinthians 6:19)?
• I am joined to the Lord and am one spirit with Him. (1 Corinthians 6:17)
• God leads me in the triumph and knowledge of Christ. (2 Corinthians 2:14)
• The hardening of my mind has been removed in Christ. (2 Corinthians 3:14)
• I have become the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
• I have been made one with all who are in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)
• I am no longer a slave, but a child and an heir. (Galatians 4:7)
• I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 1:3)
• I am chosen, holy, and blameless before God. (Ephesians 1:4)
• I am redeemed and forgiven by the grace of Christ. (Ephesians 1:7)
• I have been predestined by God to obtain an inheritance. (Ephesians 1:11)
• I have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. (Ephesians 1:13)
• Because of God’s mercy and love, I have been made alive with Christ. (Ephesians 2:4-5)
• I am seated in the heavenly places with Christ. (Ephesians 2:6)
• I am God’s workmanship created to produce good works. (Ephesians 2:10)
• I have been brought near to God by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)
• I am a member of Christ’s body and a partaker of His promise. (Ephesians 3:6)
• I have boldness and confident access to God through faith in Christ. (Ephesians 3:12)
• My new self is righteous and holy. (Ephesians 4:24)
• I was formerly darkness, but now I am light in the Lord. (Ephesians 5:8)
• I am a citizen of heaven. (Philippians 3:20)
• The peace of God guards my heart and mind. (Philippians 4:7)
• God supplies all my needs. (Philippians 4:19)
• I have been made complete in Christ. (Colossians 2:10)
• I have been raised up with Christ. (Colossians 3:1)
• My life is hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3)
• Christ is my life, and I will be revealed with Him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)
• I have been chosen of God, and I am holy and beloved. (Colossians 3:12)
• God loves me and has chosen me. (1 Thessalonians 1:4)
And that is just the tip of the iceberg; God has a lot to say about you and me! So who's perspective will you believe?
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