Who I am in the Great I AM

Sometimes I forget who I am in God Almighty, the Great I AM.

Because the enemy of our souls hopes we believe all the wrong affirmations. 

Those negative statements we often say and repeat to ourselves that damage our true identity.

But I’m learning to take my cue about who I am from the Great I AM.

So we need to remind our hearts of powerful “I am” affirmations to regain our true identity. 

I am loved.

If you’re anything like me, you grew up questioning if people really loved you. 

And—gulp—wondering if God loves you. 

Maybe these questions formed in various stages of our life. Or, the enemy still uses our uncertainty of love to haunt us in the present.

But the love of God is firm and certain. To believe and know the truth about His love, write out and pray these scriptures: 

• Love lays down His life for me. (John 15:13)
• Perfect love drives out my fear. (1 John 4:18)
• The Lord quiets me with His love, singing over me. (Zephaniah 3:17)
• God crowns me with steadfast love. (Psalm 103:4)
• God’s love stands firm forever. (Psalm 89:2)

Affirm: I am loved. This is who I am.

I am chosen.

Please choose me pounded in my chest. Our physical education teacher picked two team captains for the softball game. Back and forth, each captain chose students as team members. 

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Yet, no one chose me.

And as an adult, I still carry the silent plea of hoping others choose me. But Jesus is the captain of God’s team. He always chooses me and you. 

To believe and know the truth about how the Lord chose you, write out and pray these scriptures:

• God chose me as His treasured possession. (Deut. 7:6)
• The Father chose me and appointed me to bear fruit in His name. (John 15:16)
• I belong to a “chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…a people for his own possession…to proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
• God chose me before the foundations of the world to make me holy and blameless. (Ephesians 1:4-5)

Affirm: I am chosen. This is who I am.

I am redeemed.

The Blue Letter Bible online gives the Hebrew word for redeemed as qanah. 

Biblical usage includes: “to get, acquire, to buy, obtain, purchase and recover.”

Furthermore, look at these Google definitions: “compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something); gain or regain possession of (something) in exchange for payment.”

Redeemable things in the Bible included land and property.

And sometimes people.

The Redeemer recovered us from the clutches of the enemy, sin, and eternal death. 

Because He paid for our sins with His own blood. 

To believe and know the truth about redemption, write out and pray these scriptures:

• Christ redeems me by His blood and forgives my sins by God’s grace. (Ephesians 1:7)
• Christ became a curse for me to redeem me from the curse of the law. (Galatians 3:13)
• My redeemer lives. (Job 19:25)
• The Lord redeemed me from the hand of my adversary. (Psalm 107:2)

Affirm: I am redeemed. This is who I am.

I am free.

Our two beloved dogs sleep in crates at night with latched doors. So after the last outside potty trip, it’s time to go inside their respective crates. Then, as morning dawns, they are ready for freedom…to romp about freely.

Likewise, we often take our spiritual freedom for granted. Or, we fail to maintain our freedom in Christ. 

We may live according to the flesh and not the spirit. Perhaps our soul’s chained to an addiction. Maybe we refuse to forgive, and the bitterness imprisons us. 

In Christ, we can break free from every form of bondage.

To believe and know the truth about freedom, write out and pray these scriptures and affirmations:

• Christ sets me free from sin for eternal life and holiness. (Romans 6:22)
• True freedom means nothing masters me. (1 Corinthians 6:12)
• For freedom Christ set me free…guard against going back to slavery. (Galatians 5:1)
• God’s precepts help me walk in freedom. (Psalm 119:45)

Affirm, I am free. This is who I am.

Affirmations

Who I am in the Great I AM: I am loved, I am chosen, I am redeemed, and I am free. Share on X

I am loved. 

And I am chosen. 

I am redeemed. 

And I am free. 

This is who I am in the Great I AM.

Which affirmations do you struggle with the most? What would you add?

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Last week’s post, For God So Loved: Eternal Life in Jesus.

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