Who We Have Become

Knowing who we are and becoming all we are to be is built on a foundation of knowing who God is and why He created us.  The foundation of any life is one’s faith for from it you gain perspective on the world and what your role is in it.  Once you know who God is and have a broad knowledge of why He created you, then you can begin to build yourself up by developing a character that will support all the other valuable things you will add to your life.  Galatians 5:22 exhorts us to attain the character of Christ’s spirit which will be evident  when we exhibit Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self-Control. 

So, how do we attain the character of the Spirit of Christ?  First by accepting Him into our lives and then by accepting who we have become by accepting Him.  We have become a new creation that has dominion over all the other living creatures God created.  We are to cover and protect them as He does us humans, both male and female.  We have become members and citizens of the household of God.  We have become the structure in which He resides.  We are now named to Him and not the world.  (Ephesians 2:20-22, I Corinthians 6:19). By accepting Him into our lives, we, actually now live in Him, a new territory, a new residence called the Kingdom of God with its own rules and structures.

If we have not yet come into the perfection of Christ’s character, we still have become all that God says.  For as we yield our lives to Him, he works in and through us to bring us into perfection day by day while we remain citizens of His kingdom.  Therefore, who we are may dictate what we do. But what we do does not necessarily dictate who we are.  For this reason we do not judge one another but instead support and love one another as He brings each one into that place of perfection in the body of Christ.