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Awareness that you are accepted

Beloved of God, awareness that you are accepted gives your heart permission to stop fighting for a place God has already given you in Christ. Acceptance is not permission to remain unchanged; it is the security that allows you to grow without constantly feeling like an outsider. When you know that you are received by the Father through Christ, you can begin discovering your purpose without the exhausting pressure of trying to become someone else. “Accepted in the beloved” (Ephesians 1:6) reminds you that your identity is first established in Christ before your assignment is expressed through you.

This awareness is especially valuable while preparing for your discovery because preparation often exposes weaknesses you would rather hide. You may discover areas where your knowledge is limited, your character needs maturity or your skills require development. If you do not understand acceptance, you may interpret these discoveries as evidence that you do not qualify. But when your heart is secure in Christ, you can face your weaknesses honestly. You can learn, ask questions, seek counsel, receive training and allow the Holy Spirit to transform you without being destroyed by shame.

As you practice your purpose, acceptance helps you resist the temptation to perform for approval. You can stand before people without constantly adjusting your personality, message or convictions simply to fit their expectations. There is freedom in knowing that your assignment does not require you to become a copy of another person. Paul told the believers, “For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves” (2 Corinthians 10:12). Your journey becomes healthier when you measure your obedience to God rather than your visibility beside someone else.

Beloved, you do not have to manufacture an identity to make your life meaningful. Christ gives you a place from which you can grow, serve and mature. This does not mean every environment is meant for you or every relationship should be retained. It means rejection does not have the authority to rewrite what God has established concerning you. Let the fellowship of the Holy Spirit teach you where you belong, where you need to grow and where you need to move forward. Your purpose can be developed from security rather than desperation.

So search your heart: Are you genuinely living from your identity in Christ, or are you constantly trying to fit into places where God never assigned you? Have past experiences of rejection influenced the way you see your gifts and possibilities? Are you willing to grow without interpreting every weakness as disqualification? If you truly knew that you are accepted in Christ, what fear would you finally surrender so that you can begin becoming who God created you to be?

Hope Expression Values You 
Apostle Prince Victor Matthew 

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