335. Where Are You Positioned With God?

We continue with our look at how God thinks of you and the position He has placed us in Christ. Our goal is to find out more regarding the truth of how God really sees us and it's quite different from a works oriented "gospel" that brings guilt and condemnation. The next time somebody asks, "Where do you stand before God today?" You can reply, "Actually, I sit with Him."

Joel recently wrote a blog post on his Grace Roots blog that goes along with all that we've been talking about lately. Find it here: When Behavior Isn't About Rules, but Is About Dignity and Worth.

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334. Who You Were Made to Be

For many believers the Christian life revolves around "doing." But if we could get more focused on resting in our new identity in Christ, our new life in Him would revolve more around "being" rather than doing. Religion has suggested we are unworthy servants that God gets frustrated with due to a lack of performance. This week we begin a discussion about how God really thinks about you. He has deemed you worthy of glory and honor; an individual with value and worth. Much more than we could have ever imagined.

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333. Trying to Live By a Moral Code

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Many will say that one of the biggest challenges in their Christian life is trying to live up to a moral standard that is considered worthy and acceptable to God. Countless people have fallen into guilt and condemnation because their sincere efforts to live a moral lifestyle have failed time and time again. So what is the answer? Is there a key to victory?

This week, our conversation centers around the suggestion that we avoid failure by no longer "trying" to live up to a moral standard. Allow the spotlight to come off of you and let it shine on the Star of the show: "Christ in us the hope of glory." We have been gifted with new life and identity. Living the Christian life is not about us and our attempt to attain to an acceptable moral code. It's about Him and what He has already done for us. He is the one that started the work in you and He will be the one to complete it.

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332. God's Will for You Has Been Revealed

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"What is God's will for my life?" That is a question that many people often find themselves asking, and struggling to try to figure out. But what if it wasn't so hard to figure out? What if God's will for you has already been revealed? Would that take the pressure off of you?

The truth is that God's will, which was once a mystery - which was once hidden - has been revealed! We don't need to go searching for it or trying to figure it out. God has revealed His will. The surprising thing for many people is that God's will is not a specific course in life that we are meant to follow. It's not a set of instructions or directions that God wants us to try to keep. It's not a certain set of actions that we need to do. The will of God is a Person. The will of God for you is Christ Jesus, and His will has been fulfilled in you!

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