Who You Are in Christ!

Ladies, in our choice to be thankful, we must always choose to believe we are who He says we are! "The more you reaffirm who you are in Christ, the more your behavior will begin to reflect your true identity!"(From Victory Over the Darkness, by Dr. Neil Anderson)

Who I Am in Christ
by Neil T. Anderson
I am the salt of the earth. Matthew 5:13
I am the light of the world. Matthew 5:14
I am a child of God. John 1:12
I am part of the true vine, a channel of Christ's life. John 15:1,5
I am Christ's friend. John 15:15
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit. John 15:16
I am a slave of righteousness. Romans 6:18
I am enslaved to God. Romans 6:22
I am a son of God; God is spiritually my Father. Romans 8:14,15; Galatians 3:26; 4:6
I am a joint heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him. Romans 8:17
I am a temple--a dwelling place--of God. His Spirit and His life dwell in me. 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19
I am united to the Lord and am one spirit with Him. 1 Corinthians 6:17
I am a member of Christ's Body. 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 5:30
I am a new creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17
I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
I am a son of God and one in Christ. Galatians 3:26,28
I am an heir of God since I am a son of God. Galatians 4:6,7
I am a saint. Ephesians 1:1; 1 Corinthians1:2; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2
I am God's workmanship--His handiwork--born anew in Christ to do His work. Ephesians 2:10
I am a fellow citizen with the rest of God's family. Ephesians 2:19
I am a prisoner of Christ. Ephesians 3:1; 4:1
I am righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:24
I am a citizen of heaven, seated in heaven right now. Philippians 3:20; Ephesians 2:6
I am hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:3
I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is my life. Colossians 3:4
I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved. Colossians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:4
I am a son of light and not of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:5
I am a holy partaker of a heavenly calling. Hebrews 3:1
I am a partaker of Christ; I share in His life. Hebrews 3:14
I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. 1 Peter 2:5
I am a member of a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession. 1 Peter 2:9-10
I am an alien and stranger to this world in which I temporarily live. 1 Peter 2:11
I am an enemy of the devil. 1 Peter 5:8
I am a child of God and will resemble Christ when He returns. 1 John 3:1-2
I am born of God, and the evil one--the devil--cannot touch me. 1 John 5:18
I am not the great "I AM" (Exodus 3:14; John 8:24,28,58), but by the grace of God I am what I am. 1 Corinthians 15:10

Let's Be His Sweet Perfume!

Choosing to be thankful - His key to strength, joy, peace, restoration, and victory in our walk!
Copied from K-Love Devotional for Thanksgiving Day.

David in Psalms said, "Praise....God...and magnify Him with thanksgiving." because gratitude has:
Driving Power. Paul says, "Thanks be to God, who always leads us in victory" (II Co 2:14 NCV) Thanksgiving helps you make the hard decisions. It gives you courage to believe against all odds. (NLT14 But thanks be to God, who made us his captives and leads us along in Christ's triumphal procession. Now wherever we go he uses us to tell others about the Lord and to spread the Good News like a sweet perfume).
Receiving Power. Listen: "Don't ever stop thinking about what is....worthy of praise....and God who gives peace, will be with you" (Phil 4:8-9 CEV) Stopping regularly to recall God's goodness, restores your perspective and strengthens you.
Striving Power. Gratitude gives you the oomph to move ahead. Paul could "press on" because his goals included knowing Christ(see Php 3:14), preaching in Spain (see Romans 15:24), seeing a lost world saved (see Ro 10:1) What goals are you striving for?
Arriving Power. When you reach your destination you'll find you've developed selflessness and humility. That's because gratitude's nothing more than telling God and those around you, "Thanks, I couldn't have done that without you!"

Psalm 69:30 (NLT) Then I will praise God's name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.