Declarations of Identity

*I am a child of God.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name. (John 1:12)

* I am a branch of the true vine, and a conduit of Christ’s life. The life of Christ flows through me.

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. . . . I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. (John 15:1, 5)

* I am a friend of Jesus. He calls me his friend.

No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. (John 15:15)

* I am justified and redeemed.

. . . being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:24)

*My old self was crucified with Christ, and I am no longer a slave to sin. I am set free from the power of sin in my life. I am empowered by His grace to not yield to sin.

. . . knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin. (Romans 6:6)

*I am not condemned by God.

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)

* I am set free from the law of sin and death.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. (Romans 8:2)

*As a child of God, I am a fellow heir with Christ.

. . . and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. (Romans 8:17)

*I am accepted by Christ.

Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. (Romans 15:7)

* I am called to be a saint.

To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. (1 Corinthians 1:2; cf. Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2)

*I am accepted by my heavenly Father, I am not rejected.

To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein he has made us accepted in the beloved (Ephesians 1:6)

*In Christ Jesus, I have wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption for every situation in my life. I do not confess “I don’t know” because God knows and I have access to His answers.

But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption. (1 Corinthians 1:30)

*I am a temple of the Spirit of God. He lives in me and I am never alone.

Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? . . . Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? (1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19)

*I am joined to the Lord and am one spirit with Him. He is present with me in every situation.

But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him. (1 Corinthians 6:17)

* God leads me in triumph and gives me knowledge for every area of my life.

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. (2 Corinthians 2:14)

*I am the image bearer of God in the Earth. As I behold Him, I am changed into His image. I become what I behold, and I choose to behold His image.

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord.* am a new creature in Christ. My past does not have any power over who I am today.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

*I have become the righteousness of God.Jesus made the greatest trade of my sin for his righteousness.

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

*I have been made one with all who are in Christ Jesus. We dwell in unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28)

*I am no longer a slave, but a child of God and an heir, a joint heir with Jesus. Jesus’ death paid the way for my kingdom inheritance.

Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. (Galatians 4:7)

*I have been set free through and by Jesus Christ. I do not have to go back to being a slave to any bondage.

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; thereforekeep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1)

*I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. EVERY means nothing left out. There is nothing missing. We reach into heaven and pull down the will of God-on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3)

*I am chosen, holy, and blameless before our heavenly Father. He picked me!

. . . just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. (Ephesians 1:4)

*I am redeemed because of His blood and and forgiven by His grace.

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. (Ephesians 1:7)

*I have been predestined, chosen by God and HAVE (present tense) obtained an inheritance. I am not waiting on my inheritance. I have access to it now.

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will. (Ephesians 1:10b–11)

*I have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.

In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise. (Ephesians 1:13)

*I have been made alive in Christ. I am not dead in trespass and sin.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). (Ephesians 2:4-5)

* I am seated in the heavenly places with Christ. I am in Christ and Christ is in me.

. . . and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:6)

*I am God’s workmanship created for good works. Today I get to be his workmanship.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)

*I have been brought near to God by the blood of Christ. I am no longer a sheep who is astray. I am near to the Lord.

But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)

*I am a member of Christ’s body and I can take part in His promise.

. . . the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. (Ephesians 3:6; see also 5:30)

*I have boldness and confident access to God through faith in Christ. I am not oppressed or unheard.

. . . in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. (Ephesians 3:12)

* My new self is righteous and holy. I am an image bearer of God.

. . . put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. (Ephesians 4:24)

* I once was darkness, but now I am Light

. . . you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light. (Ephesians 5:8)

* I am a citizen of heaven. I am a spirit being in an earthly experience.

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 3:20)

*The peace of God guards my heart and mind even when my situations do not make sense.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7)

*God supplies all my needs. Heaven is not bankrupt and whatever I have need of,God will supply from His riches.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)

* I have been made complete in Christ. I am not deficient in any area. I am whole by His authority.

. . . in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority. (Colossians 2:10)

* I have been raised up with Christw/purpose to seek the things above.

Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. (Colossians 3:1)

* Christ is my life, and I am revealed with Him in glory.

When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. (Colossians 3:4)

* I have been chosen of God, and I am holy and beloved. I have a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and I am patient.

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (Colossians 3:12)

* God loves me and has chosen me. I am His choice. He picked me.

. . . knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you. (1 Thessalonians 1:4)

*My Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills. I am a child of the most high king and He gives to me from His abundance. Heaven is not bankrupt.

For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird of the mountains, Andeverything that moves in the field is Mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and all it contains.(Psalm 50:10-12) Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?(Matt 6:26)

*I am his sheep, I hear and know and understand His voice. I am not confused. I follow His leading. I do not have to have the answers because He does, my only responsibility is to hear and follow.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (John 10:27-28)