Finding Ourselves In Who God Says We Are

Tonight I want to talk on three things, the first being Self control, second being Our worth, and lastly finding out that we don't need to always settle for less when our self worth becomes more in who God says we are. 2 Timothy 1 verse 7, 2 Peter 1 verse 5-7, 1 Corinthians 9 verse 24-27, Titus 1 verse 8, Titus 2 verse 11-14, Romans 12 verse 1-2, 1 Corinthians 13 verse 4-5, James 1 verse 19, Philippians 4 verse 13. Psalm 139 verse 13-15, Jeremiah 29 verse 11, Luke 12 verse 6-7, Titus 3 verse 5, Romans 5 verse 8, Romans 12 verse 3, James 4 verse 6, 1 John 4 verse 19-21, 1 Samuel 16 verse 7, Ephesians 2 verse 10. James 1 verse 2, Romans 8 verse 28, Isaiah 41 verse 10, Romans 8 verse 32, Hebrews 7 verse 25, John 14 verse 6, 1 John 5 verse 4, John 15 verse 13, Romans 10 verse 17, Psalm 62 verse 11, Revelation 3 verse 10, Philippians 3 verse 13-14, 3 John 1 verse 2, 1 John 4 verse 9, John 14 verse 27.

 In these scriptures we see how when we have self control, we can rely on God to show us our self worth and that we don't have to always settle for less because even though sometimes less is more, who God says we are is worth more than what the enemy tries to think of us as which is less, because He will try to make us feel less than who God says we are and we will then if we believe the lie of what the enemy says, we will then begin to question, do we have the self control to stick up for ourselves? 

Do we have the self control to allow our hearts to not settle for less, but settle for more in our worth and in our identity of who God says we are as Beloved children of God? 

These are all great questions to ask ourselves, I want to share some different songs. 

There's nothing worth more, That could ever come close, No thing can compare, You're our living hope, Your presence, Lord, I've tasted and seen, Of the sweetest of loves, Where my heart becomes free, And my shame is undone, Your presence, Lord, Holy Spirit, You are welcome here, Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere, Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for, To be overcome by Your presence, Lord, Your presence, Lord. 

Don't know how it is You looked at me, And saw the person that I could be, Awakening my heart, breaking through the dark, Suddenly Your grace, Like sunlight burning at midnight, Making my life something so, Beautiful, beautiful, Mercy reaching to save me, All that I need, You are so beautiful, beautiful, Now there's a joy inside I can't contain, But even perfect days can end in rain And though it's pouring down, I see You through the clouds, Shining on my face, Like sunlight burning at midnight, Making my life something so, Beautiful, beautiful, Mercy reaching to save me, All that I need, You are so beautiful, beautiful, I have come undone, But I have just begun, Changing by Your grace, ooh, yeah, Ooh, yeah. 

Spent today in a conversation, In the mirror face to face with, Somebody less than perfect, I wouldn't choose me first if, I was looking for a champion, In fact I'd understand if, You picked everyone before me But that's just not my story, True to who You are, You saw my heart And made Something out of nothing, I don't need my name in lights, I'm famous in my Father's eyes, Make no mistake He knows my name, I'm not living for applause, I'm already so adored, It's all His stage, He knows my name oh, oh, He knows my name oh, oh. Lord you're worthy, oh so worthy, Lord you're worthy, oh so worthy, Lord you're worthy, oh so worthy, Lord you're worthy, oh so worthy, Lord you're worthy, oh so worthy And oh my soul, You have not been left alone, For He counted us worthy, so lets be worthy, Just trust and know, He strong enough to carry on, He counted us worthy, so lets be worthy, Oh my soul, Your name is written in the book of life, Keep walking in dominion and his might, You serve the son you serve the one, Who knew you long 'fore you begun, And you are worthy, and you are worthy, Go ahead, encourage yourself, Look inside and draw from the well, The water flows and heaven knows, That you can't make it on your own, He said your worthy so lets be worthy. 

In these songs we see that Holy Spirit is in our midst daily, we see that we are beautiful in His Eyes because we are made in the image of Him. We see that He knows our name, that we are worthy in His Embrace. 

We see that there is nothing less or worth more than the beautiful worth we find ourselves in and who God our Heavenly Father shows us that we are. 

We now know that no thing can compare to the living hope of God. 

When we see this, we now have the self control through the blood of the lamb of Jesus Christ to be reminded of our self worth in God's Eyes, to be reminded that we don't need to feel less than but rather embrace God's worth more because when we embrace the worth God sees in us, we really begin and I mean we really begin to see our self control in Christ Jesus because just like we find out less is more, the one thing if we choose to accept and know our identity in Christ then we can begin to see that if we let go of the worries because we don't need the worries to define who God says we are, then we can see that there is more to our testimony being crafted in our scrapbooks and our worth in God isn't less but it is more because He is showing us our worth and He's showing us how we can go back to the Heart of Him, and realize that we need to know that sometimes finding ourselves at times where we are stuck, can become unstuck and realize that when we are trying to find ourselves back to the heart of who He says we are, we know and realize that He says who we say we are because our God is greater, our God is merciful and will continue to bless us. Which brings this and these things to my next part in what I want to share in this study with all of you hearing this. I want us to see and to know now with what I'm going to share in this because it's very important to me to share it.

We should always feel like we have worth, because when we feel like we have less and we don't have worth, that's the enemy but if we have worth because of who God says we are then we don't feel less. 

We shouldn't feel like we are less, we should feel like we have worth. See all three things, Self control, worth, and how less is more or the more becomes greater in our lives because we know that we don't need to feel worthless, we don't need to feel helpless, we don't even need to worry more, because we need to worry less. 

If we worried less, put our worth in our hearts and minds of Christ, and we really used our self control to open up to who God says we are as a beloved child of God, then we know our identity in Him and our self worth in who He calls us to be as disciples of wonderfully made children can realize we are Loved. 

I want to end on this. 

You are more than the sum total of your feelings and perfectly capable of that little gift from Jesus called self control. 

Confidence isn't walking into a room thinking you're better than everyone, it's walking in not having to compare yourself to anyone at all. Never settle for less than your worth. It's not worth it. You deserve better. Value and love yourself more. Know your worth. Don't settle. 

Let these be reminders of finding ourselves in who God says we are daily and let us give it to Him, when we can't do it on our own, and be reminded that it's okay to not always get things right but know who we are in Christ Jesus.