Everyone wears some type of label. These may have been given to us by others like nicknames or maybe things that we have given ourselves. Sometimes these are good, but they can also be bad. So in this world of labels, how do we know who we really are? Before we dive into this, I want you to watch a video that will help clarify the issue for us:
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Now that we have an idea of the labels that exist, lets dive into this subject.
If you think back to high school, or if you are in high school you can probably think of some labels that were placed on you. Those labels began to make you think that you were what they say, even if that wasn’t you. You begin to believe the lies that people around you are telling you.
The real issue that we face is not what labels we have but what voices we listen to. Casting Crowns sees that this is an issue, and addresses it in their song Voice of Truth. The end of the chorus says:
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth
In a world of messed up morals and lies, the only voice that we can truly rely on is that of Christ. Sometimes it is so hard to listen to the voice of God, because it isn’t always the loudest, but most of the time the still soft whisper of our Creator. God doesn’t do this so that we can’t hear him, but rather so that we seek him to hear what he is saying to us.
So what keeps us from hearing the voice of God? Its quite simple, but something that we don’t even realize we do. We love to hang onto labels, because the longer we listen to the other voices, the more we become that label. We begin to allow ourselves to find our identity in the lies we are told. There is a quote that says:
A lie, if told enough times, becomes truth
What we fail to realize is that once we step into a relationship with Jesus Christ, we become a new creation!
2 Corinthians 5:17 says
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
This verse gives us freedom to remove the labels the world has given us in the past! We are no longer who we were before Christ, but we are made new and pure by the blood of Jesus Christ!
Since that is true, we can no longer be defined by our clothing, cars, money, jewelry, makeup, hair style, or house. We are found to be alive in Christ, and we should listen to the label that our Creator has given to us. We must be willing to change and break free of the labels that we carry.
If you are holding on to labels dive into the word of God. As you get to know more about your Creator, He will reveal more of your purpose to you. This isn’t something that happens overnight and can take years to figure out. The beauty of it is that you will be free from living in the lies of the world and free to share your life with others.
There are so many voices calling out to us. It’s our choice which voice to believe and follow.
Dive Deep,
KC
