Who I Am In Christ Devotionals

  No creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account. Hebrews 4:13 Let Me Know When You're Ready to Talk Why do I try to hide from God sometimes? It makes no sense. I mean, I know that people act like their parents who act like their parents and so on. When I think I'm hiding something from God, that's me acting like Father Adam. He disobeyed God and hid. Then, when he got caught, he tried to talk his way out. "The woman you gave me, gave it to me." I can struggle with greed, jealousy, lust, whininess, rage, resentment, and more on any given day. And when that's my behavior, I think He says, "Let me know when you're ready to talk." No creature is hidden from Him. I can't run from Him. I can only lie to myself and think I'm hiding. Right, so I can give Him the silent treatment. I Am Naked and Exposed Plus, I am naked and exposed. He sees it all. I can't dress it up. I

For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be revealed that his deeds have been done in God. John 3:19-21 Walking in the Light Believers come to the light. I am a believer in Jesus, the light. I am a child of the light (1 Thess 5:5). I want to be in the light as He is in the light. Yet, I don't always feel so "lighty." I can feel so foggy. One day, I can feel like I've stepped into the light. No denial. Honest. Walking in the Spirit. The next, I feel like a vampire when the sun comes up. But He keeps working. The verse says that he who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be revealed that his deeds have be DONE IN GOD. Like a Sailboat Taking Credit for the Wind My confession: When I walk in the light, I so much want to take credit! It is a constant struggle for me to be humble. I've been learning that when this pride comes on, to co