I recently read these challenging words from Paul David Tripp:
“Our deepest problem is that we seek to find our identity outside the story of redemption. If the entire goal and direction of our lives are wrong, we need much more than practical advice on how to do the right thing in a particular situation. We need a message big enough to overcome our natural human instinct to live for our own glory, pursue our own happiness, and forget that our lives are much, much bigger than this little moment of life. Every day, in some way, we buy the lies of autonomy and self-sufficiency, worshiping the creation rather than its Creator. . . .
We need something that will change us from the inside out—we need Christ! Only his person and work can free us from our slavery to self and our tendency to deify the creation. Only as we see our story enfolded in the larger story of redemption will we begin to live God-honoring lives. Lasting change begins when our identity, purpose, and sense of direction are defined by God’s story.”
Today’s prayer challenge? Ask God today to help you find your identity in Christ.
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Paul David Tripp, Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change (pp. 27-28). P&R Publishing. Kindle Edition.