Knowing who you are in Christ

In the past 3 months 'Knowing who you are in Christ' and the general topic of the role of the 'Holy Spirit' have been common themes in most church meetings/ fellowships I've been to. The Holy Spirit is one person I've always wanted to know more about and this week it seems God has decided to answer some of my questions. A lady was speaking about the Holy Spirit on Wednesday at a campus fellowship I went to. She said that God sometimes uses the Holy Spirit to make us jealous (in a good way) and bring us back to Him. Her rationale was that the Holy Spirit always seems to be directing our friends, having full conversations and doing wonderful things in their lives but we sometimes do not hear Him at all. God gets people to share these experiences so that we know what the Holy Spirit can do and then long for a relationship with Him. On thursday I decided to test it out and spend a bit longer just listening to the Holy Spirit instead of talking at Him. I've been asking about my future a lot and I've been told not to worry about it even though I've finished Uni and have no idea what I'm doing and I got a verse that really uplifted me:

Habbakuk 2:3- For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

That just made me feel like ok.. kool He is still there He hasn't forgottten about me and I should feel secure in Him, not in myself and not in the world (Jeremiah 29:11 is further confirmation of that). This caused me to write a poem called Identity- Enjoy!

IDENTITY

I don't know about you but I often ask myself
Who am I?
What am I here for?
If I don't do what I was assigned to do
Will someone else do it and leave me to rue
The opportunities I missed, the mistakes I made?
Am I the only one chosen to fill in a blank?
Not likely
Is anyone gonna miss me if I disappear?
Slightly
These are the thoughts going through my mind
On a daily basis because of the feeling that maybe I am no-one,
Which is true in a sense because I can do nothing without CHRIST
But at the same time I am someone because He needs a vessel to bring to life
I can be this vessel, scratch that I will be this vessel
I could be the most important piece of a gigantic 4 dimensional jigsaw puzzle (heaven being the 4th dimension)
I could be the clasp of a worldwide chain of believers
I could be a crucial part of GOD's plan with the help of the HOLY SPIRIT
I need to draw closer and closer to see that
That's my perspective but JESUS sees the finished product
And HE has faith in me to obey the SPIRIT
Therefore in HIS eyes I am the most important piece of this puzzle that was finalised in Revelation
I am the clasp of a worldwide chain and JESUS' heart is the pendant
I have made a big enough impact to confidently boast about what JESUS has done through me
I am GOD's son in whom He is well pleased
I am a light in this global village where there are constant blackouts
I will testify that I have an inheritance in the KINGDOM which makes me a Prince
I AM THAT I AM resides in me therefore I am....
The beacon of bravery, the mogul of manhood,
Whatever the SPIRIT wants me to be,
A vehicle of the gospel,
A man whose actions speak louder than his words.
I am all these things and more but I am still a young grasshopper and must heed the word of the LORD,
Because the truth is I still don't know who I am,
But I know who I am in CHRIST and that's HIS beloved.
Who I AM may change depending on what season GOD is taking me through to reach my destiny
Who I AM doesn't matter if it's not who GOD wants me to be
Who I AM is distorted if 'I' is the biggest factor of change
Who AM I?
I AM an emulator of CHRIST
Who AM I?
I AM an enemy of the world's system
Who AM I?
I AM a soldier in the LORD's army
Who AM I?
I AM a flexible part of GOD's master plan
Who AM I?
I am a CHRISTIAN

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