As the old identity dies, the new identity is born.

                          I will claim my identity back again. slowly. i'm not giving up.

Isaiah 43:1-4

But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior."  ---> Fear not, God is with you. He knows you by name. He loves you. No matter what you are facing, no matter how bad it hurts. When you pass through the waters and through the rivers He will be with you. When you walk through the fire you will not be burned and the flames will not consume you. The Lord is telling us that He will be with us always, no matter what the circumstance. Take comfort in that truth.

Acts 1:7-8

Jesus said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” ---> Jesus tells us that it is not for us to know God's timing or the seasons He has for us. He has put us in this moment in time by His authority and He sees our entire future in one blink. And remember, God has our best interest in mind. The Holy Spirit will give us the power and the strength we need to endure. We will be God's witnesses, shining His character and His truth in our daily lives.

Psalm 147:3
God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on God for He cares for you.

Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path.

Matthew 6:8
God knows what you need before you even ask Him.


The end of our self is our beginning place in God..
"When we have come to the end of ourselves, we have come to the beginning place with God."

There always comes a time of elimination. The earth sheds
each year. The trees and flowers let go of their identity.
As the old identity dies, a new identity is born. The body
sheds constantly. Some of it happens invisibly; so naturally
and silently that we do not realize it is happening. The
heart and the spirit also shed. They shed the emotions and
experiences that we no longer need. They shed the things
that stunt our growth. This, too, is an invisible process.
Yet because of the energy involved, the emotional energy,
we often feel the emotional and spiritual shedding; it feels
as if we are dying. We are. Just like the flowers and the
trees, we are dying to an old identity. This shedding, or
death, is not the end of us, it is the beginning.


Artists i'm listening to...
Jillian Edwards
Jenny and Tyler
JJ Heller