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If you are seeking validation from men and women, you may probably still fall short of the mark. And this is only because everyone evaluates on a different parameter, usually with a high standard.
You may be valued for your success, your confidence, your personality, your wealth, or your appearance.
But with God it’s different.
He does not look at personality, wealth or outward appearance.
In fact, Gods’ standard is quite the opposite.
He is after those who are humble, weak and easily pliable – ready to submit to the will of God.
God’s choice for a King
For example, in Samuel 16 we can read how and who God chose to be the King of Israel through Samuel.
God sent Samuel to Bethlehem to meet Jesse and to make one of his sons the new King of Israel after King Saul. Jesse had eight sons, seven of whom were good looking and fit to be king. But they were all rejected by God. Then the last son of Jesse was called, he was David who was tending the sheep. David was chosen by God and anointed by Samuel to be filled with the Spirit of God.
The seven handsome sons of Jesse were shown before Samuel to be chosen as king, BUT GOD,
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
God also explains His reason for choosing David. He is a God who does not consider the outward appearance but looks at our heart. David had faith and was obedient, and that is what God saw in him.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21
When we come to realise that without God we are nothing, God then elevates us and blesses. As long as we remain in Jesus, He is our identity.
➡ Read more about the I AM statements of Jesus and this post on who you are in Christ.
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
When we come to the end of ourselves and say, “God, I cannot do this anymore in my own strength. Please help me get through this problem.” This is when God steps in and reveals His glory through us.
As a true believer in Christ, your identity lies in Christ.
Just as Jesus took our sins on the Cross and buried it there making us a new creation, we are now children of God.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17
And to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:24
As children of God, there is nothing more you can do to be better than who you already are through Him.
Your strength comes from the Lord, and His light shines through you, so that you may be a vessel of light to others.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
I Am Enough Bible Verses
Be empowered through Christ!
John 15:8 – This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
2 Corinthians 12:9 – But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Isaiah 43:1 – But now, this is what the Lord says he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
Isaiah 43:18-19 – Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
1 Peter 2:9 – But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Galatians 3:28 – There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Romans 10:12 – For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
Romans 2:22-23 – This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Proverbs 4:23 – Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Philippians 4:6-7 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 3:3 – Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.
Ephesians 2:10 – For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Genesis 1:27 – So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Matthew 17:20 – Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
John 15:5 – I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Exodus 14:14 – The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Psalm 139:14 – I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Matthew 11:28 – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Romans 8:18 – I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Psalm 139:13 – For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Matthew 19:26 – Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Ephesians 6:11 – Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Romans 12:2 – Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Jeremiah 31:3 – The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Proverbs 16:3 – Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
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