Faith • Identity • Abundance
From Striving to Acceptance
What changes when you stop trying to earn love and start living from the truth of who you are in Christ.
For years, I believed God loved me.
I read it. I felt like I knew it.
But if I'm honest, I lived as though I had to earn His approval. (And the approval of others...)
I tried to do the right things, say the right things, the things that I had determined were necessary, not just to please God, but to be worthy of the blessing and favour that was so evident in the lives of those around me. Of course, I’d screw up on the daily, which fuelled the nagging belief that I wasn't quite enough.
Looking back, I can see that some of those feelings started early in life.
I remember going back-to-school shopping each year. I was grateful for the two new outfits for back to school and was excited to wear them, but when I got to school, some of my friends had a new outfit for every day of the first two weeks!
As a child, I didn't understand finances or family budgets. I unknowingly allowed a thought to take root that they were somehow more valuable than I was.
Of course, that wasn't true. My parents loved me deeply. But the lie took hold.
Moving From Performance to Acceptance
Many of us carry similar beliefs into adulthood.
- Not enough.
- Less than.
- Overlooked.
- Unworthy.
And if we're not careful, we carry those same beliefs into our relationship with God.
The truth is that Jesus didn't come so we could spend our lives trying to prove ourselves worthy.
He came because we never could.
Jesus made a way for us to be fully accepted, fully loved, and fully welcomed into the family of God. We are seated together with Him!
Our worth is never found in what we've accomplished—it's found in what Christ accomplished!
That's why knowing who you really are matters so much.
When we don't know who we are in Christ, we strive. We compare. We come up short.
But when we begin to take hold of our identity as sons and daughters of the Most High God, everything changes!
- We stop working for acceptance and begin living from acceptance.
- We stop chasing worth and begin walking in the worth Jesus already secured for us.
- We grow in the knowledge of God as our loving Father who delights in us!
A Lesson From Wealth With God
This has been one of the most powerful lessons I've learned through Wealth With God.
At its core, the program isn't just about finances.
It's about understanding that our identity is rooted in Him, not in our performance, our income, our achievements, or our circumstances.
A strong foundation of identity prepares us to steward well whatever God places in our hands.
Whether it's influence, opportunities, resources, or finances, we handle them differently when we know who we are.
We stop striving and start trusting.
We stop living from scarcity and begin living from God's abundance.
I'm still growing in this myself.
I'm still uncovering old beliefs that don't align with God's truth.
But I've come to realize that true prosperity begins long before money enters the picture.
It begins with knowing who you are and Who loves you!
Because when you know who you are in Christ, trust grows big time!
And as trust grows, you walk more confidently into the life God has prepared and made ready for you.
A Gift for You
If you've ever struggled with feeling "not enough," I'd love to encourage you.
I've created a free resource with 21 Biblical Truths to Help You See Yourself the Way God Sees You, filled with Scripture-based affirmations to help you renew your mind and remember what God says about you.
Download your free gift below and start replacing old, heavy beliefs with God's truth today.
Because the journey to abundance always begins with identity.
Have a beautiful day!
Tracie
P.S. If you’re wondering about the Wealth With God program I mentioned earlier, it is truly the foundational program that helped me unlock these truths about identity and trust. If you want to check out the program that had such a massive impact on my life, you can take a look at the details right here. No pressure at all—just a resource that deeply blessed me that I want to pass along to you!
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