It's not about you!

Identity, worthiness, being enough- It's not about you and what you can do but about what God can do in you!
This is so counterintuitive. We put pressure on ourselves and are disappointed by our failures or mistakes because we fall short. We want to prove we are worthy but the problem is we are not. What if becoming who we have always wanted to be includes confessing that we are not enough and turning to God in our lack.
You will find this truth in John 3 as we look at an example of the truth that we have been talking about. What we behold can affect what we believe, how we behave and who we become. In John 3, Nicodemus sees something in Jesus and draws a conclusion about him. Let’s listen in and see how Jesus directs Nicodemus to understand what he sees in Him.

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Journaling Questions:

· What is the place you are looking for your identity?

· Is it truth?

· Are we beholding the truth of who Jesus is?

· How does Jesus’ humanly impossible answer (to be born again) affect you?

· Are you trusting something other than Jesus to make you good enough?

· What would looking to Jesus as the way provided as our deliverance/salvation mean to you?

· Are there places in your life this has already impacted?

· Are there places in your life you still need to let this truth sink in?

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Verses mentioned in the episode:

· John 3

· Numbers 21:4-9

· Ephesians 2:8-10

Ephesians 2:10

Special thanks to Jim Dougherty for creating the music for the show! Check out his Album City of God on Spotify or Apple Music.