Identity Theft: Four Lies We Believe About Our Identity

1. “I am what others say or think about me”.

You can see that I am not trying to please you by sweet talk and flattery; no, I am trying to please God. If I were still trying to please men I could not be Christ’s servant. Galatians 1:10

Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe. Proverbs 29:25

2. "I am who I was."

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17

... Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

3. "I am what I do."

4. "I am what I see in the mirror."

50% of 3–6-year-olds were already worried about being fat.

33% of those little kids had something they wanted to change about their body.  

The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy but Jesus came so that we might have life and have it to the full. John 10:10

We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works... Ephesians 2:10

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 1 Peter 3:3-4