{"id":2099,"date":"2020-11-06T23:49:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T05:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2020-11-07T04:55:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T10:55:03","slug":"knowing-yourself-in-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/knowing-yourself-in-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing yourself in Him&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1059 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leanonhim.jpg?resize=125%2C125&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/>It is vital to affirm your identity as a beloved child of God&#8230; You may not always feel the connection, but you must choose it regardless of your present emotional state, because your place in God&#8217;s heart is a matter of truth, not sentimentality. Who you really are is grounded in the Reality and power of the LORD God of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>After all, God loved you before you were born (Jer. 1:5; 31:3); he knit you together in your mother&#8217;s womb (Psalm 139:13-16); he gives you life from above and adopts you as his own (John 1:12; Rom. 8:15); he knows the number of the hairs on your head and every thought and word of your heart (Matt. 10:30; 12:26; Psalm 139:4); he directs every step of your journey throughout this life (Psalm 37:23; 139:3; 23; Prov. 16:9); he foresaw you when he offered up his life in redemption for your healing (1 Cor. 15:3; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 1:4; 1 Pet. 2:24; 2 Cor. 5:18); you are briah chadashah, a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17; Gal. 6:15); you are always welcome in his presence (Eph. 1:6; Heb. 4:16); he will never leave you nor forsake you (Heb. 13:5); he prepares a place for you in the world to come (Jer. 29:11; John 14:1-3); and one day he will wipe away every tear from your eyes (Rev. 7:17; 21:4).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When you are tempted to feel badly about yourself, then, take a moment to affirm who God says you are. Don\u2019t allow your past to hold you in exile; don\u2019t give place to shame; know yourself only in relation to God\u2019s love for your soul. Whenever you feel hurt, angry, fearful, or rejected, turn inwardly to God and center yourself in his presence; realize that such negative feelings do not define what is most real about you. <em>Bacharta ba\u2019chayim<\/em>: \u201cChoose life!\u201d Turn now to God; reaffirm that you are his beloved child, and thank him for the blessing of your redeemed life. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jer31-3b-analysis.gif?resize=521%2C517&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"517\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2099-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jer31-3b-jjp.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jer31-3b-jjp.mp3\">https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jer31-3b-jjp.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/Blessings\/Blessing_Cards\/jer31-3b-lesson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremiah 31:3b Hebrew Lesson Card (pdf)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is vital to affirm your identity as a beloved child of God&#8230; You may not always feel the connection, but you must choose it regardless of your present emotional state, because your place in God&#8217;s heart is a matter of truth, not sentimentality. 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