Me?

I remember having a conversation with Monica almost three years ago in which I told her I had multiple personalities. She laughed, and I explained. There was a strong disconnect between the me I read about in the Bible (the one God chose, the one He loves, the one who bears His image), and the me I saw in the mirror. I realized that, while I spoke truth over myself and did my best to believe it, I had removed that truth from my heart and held it at arm's length.

God has done a lot of healing in me in the area of my identity since then. This morning He did some more, and I just had to write about it.

I was reading Isaiah 62 (not sure what version). Verse 1 really struck me. The NIV says:
"For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet,
till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch."

In the version I read, one of the phrases says, "I will not rest." God whispered to me, "I will not rest until I have accomplished my purposes in you. I will not stop fighting the evil one, loving you, transforming you."

I feel such a deep affirmation of who I am and where I am. I struggle so much to please God (I usually feel like I don't) and to be who He wants me to be (I usually feel like I fail miserably). It's so refreshing to have something to throw at those voices.


God is *active*....on MY behalf. Who am I?



Psalm 8:4.