Your True Identity

By Steve Duvall

Have you ever dreamed of living a better life, better than you could ever imagine, but don't know how to obtain it? Do you know that you are so loved, no matter what you have ever done, no matter how much you have messed up, failed, or hurt others? No matter how bad (or good) your life is, you are so loved by the one who created you.

Are you ready to be forgiven and to forgive everyone that has ever hurt you? Do you know the correct answer to the most important question that could ever be asked to you? Do you know who you truly are, what your true purpose is, why you were born at this particular time? With all the uncertainty going on in the world today, isn't it time to get the most important things in your life figured out and step into the life you were created to live?

Reading Your True Identity will take you on a journey of recovery to all that the devil has stolen. You have on the inside of you everything needed to create the environment you so desire. It's time to learn how to put the enemy in his place once and for all by realizing the power and authority you have been given.

Now is the time for you, and all the world, to come to know the supernatural being you are because of the blood that was shed by Jesus Christ at Calvary! You are more than a conqueror, an overcomer, and what you are about to read will teach you how to use the weapons of warfare to win the victory over every obstacle thrown at you. The battle has already been fought and won for you. Now learn how to take your position in His kingdom!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9798886165401

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Your True Identity

Steve Duvall

ISBN 979-8-88616-539-5 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88616-540-1 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Steve Duvall

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Table of Contents

You Are So Loved

Having an Abundant Life

Being Filled with the Holy Spirit

Transformation

Getting Cleansed

It Is Finished

The Value of What You Say

Taking Every Thought Captive

Your Power and Authority

The Word…in You

The Devil Is a Liar and Hell Is Real

Reaping Your Blessings

Welcome to the Kingdom

Miracles/Testimonies

1

You Are So Loved

Do you have someone in your life that you love so much that you would die for them? Would those be your children, if you have any? Parents know that kind of love, love enough to die for. Has anyone ever told you just how much God loves you? Did you know that God loves you so much that He would die for you? Do you truly know that God, as YOUR Father, loves YOU that much, even more? God has a pure, glorious, unconditional love for you simply because of your existence.

He loves you far more than you can ever even begin to imagine! No matter how bad you have been, what you have done, who you have hurt, and how bad you have hurt someone, God STILL loves you far beyond all you can imagine. He is your Heavenly Father, the one who created you, and He desires for you to have the best life possible. You are and ALWAYS will be cherished by Him, and He immensely desires a relationship with you.

So many will be saying right now, You don't know what I have done. It DOES NOT MATTER! You are not beyond God's love and forgiveness. Hallelujah! You are NOT unlovable, no matter what your life has consisted of. The devil wants you to reject what you are reading right now and to stop reading this, but you have a burning desire deep down to feel this overwhelming love of God, from God, right now. You are worthy of this love, no matter what, because YOU are God's creation—His child. And NOTHING can change that fact. Nothing!

As God's child, you are the nearest and dearest of them all. Say what? you ask. How am I the nearest and dearest to God? Jesus is that person, you're thinking. Well, if you're thinking that God loves Jesus more than you, yes you, you are absolutely incorrect. Say what again? How could God love me as much as His own Son? Because you are His very own son or daughter as well. Just as equally in His heart as Jesus is, so are you. Let God's Word (Himself) prove this to you: In John 17:25–26. Jesus says, O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.

Oh wait, there is more. Actually the whole Bible is all about how much He loves you. In John 15:9, Jesus says again, As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. John 15:13, Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.

So if you would love your children so much as to lay down your life for them, God's love for you is truly greater than your love for your children or anyone else. Here is proof. Matthew 7:9–11, Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him? You see, God's love for you and your children is far greater than any other love in comparison. If you have never felt this love from your Heavenly Father (God), it is time right now to open your heart and mind to begin to experience the greatest love of all.

Did you know that God turned a murderer around and that man became God's greatest messenger behind God's only own Son, Jesus Himself? The man I'm speaking of was Paul the Apostle, who wrote approximately two-thirds of the New Testament of the Bible.

Paul, who was named Saul before God/Jesus got hold of him and put him on the path of righteousness, was a man in charge of having Jesus's followers killed for that very single reason: for simply being a follower of Jesus. Paul's only purpose in his life at that particular time was to kill all those who followed Christ.

You can turn your life around 180 degrees the same way just by coming to the understanding of this one incredible act of love from God. He is a forgiver of ALL that you have done in your life to this very point. God simply is LOVE. In the Bible, 1 John 4:8 and also 1 John 4:16 say, God is love. He is the One who created you. And He loves YOU so much that He sent His Son Jesus for YOU (John 3:16).

We must understand that God does NOT love the bad things we do, but He loves us (His creation) all the same. He loves the sinner but hates the sin. We don't have permission from God to do sinful things, BUT He does forgive us when we truthfully, regretfully ask for His forgiveness and STOP doing those things. This is called repentance. God will forgive you of all your sins if you would just ask Him, in the true sense of regret.

Do you know that you are an incredible gift to this world and all those around you? You have been fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). You have been created in His image to do things that no other person can do (Genesis 1:26–27). No matter what thoughts you may have about how bad you are or doubts about the GREATNESS you have inside you, you are of tremendous value. It's just a matter of discovering the real you. The gifts inside you are in there, just waiting to break out and pour out unto others (1 Peter 4:10). You have a great purpose in your life to fulfill.

There is someone right now who is exploding inside, desiring to have YOU come give them a hug and tell them that you love them. You know right now who that someone is. You can share your gifts immediately and always by telling your family and closest friends that you love them and how much they mean to you. And that's exactly what God wants to say to you. You are hearing it maybe for the first time right here that God loves you more than you can even imagine!

So many people are living in such hardship right now because they have been deceived into thinking that no one loves them, that they are even unworthy to be loved. There are many people who have actually done some VERY WRONG things in their life which have hurt someone very badly. There can possibly be much reality and great depth to the pain that you could have possibly caused others that you think are unforgivable.

You could possibly be saying now, I don't know the extent of the bad things that I have done/caused. Or you could be saying now, I don't know the extent of pain that someone has caused or done to me! The enemy wants you to remain in that state of mind so that you will stay in the place of lack of love—either a lack of the ability to love others or a lack of allowing others to love you or both. We will get to why this is and how to break off these chains later, but for now, you MUST come to understand just how much God loves you UNCONDITIONALLY.

Did you know that there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING that can separate you from God's love? There is NO WAY—not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture (Romans 8:33–36 MSG). Absolutely NOTHING can get between you and God's love because of the way that Jesus has embraced us. Romans 8:38–39, For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angel nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

But YOU must open your heart up and receive this indescribable love! Just receive it right now. He has been waiting for you to just give it ALL to Him! He is willing and WANTS to take ALL your burdens from you. Just tell Him right now. Tell Him right now, God, I give You ALL this garbage that is in my life RIGHT NOW, and I RECEIVE Your love. LORD, thank You for loving me, even with ALL that I have done wrong. Thank You, Father, for sending Jesus to take EVERYTHING that I have ever done wrong upon Himself.

You may wonder, Why would God want to take all my garbage? Why would God want me with every wrong thing that I have ever done? There is only one reason: because He loves you so much! He loves you more than you can ever begin to imagine, and He desires to dwell in your heart. Then you can begin to comprehend His love for you, no matter what you have done.

Not only does God love you; He wants to love through you. You and I were made in HIS image, and as He is LOVE, so are you. We can't see God, because He is spirit, and one of the greatest ways to know and feel His love is through the love of others, like yourself. You and I are to love others as much as we love ourselves, even to the point where we actually put others first before ourselves. And there are many right now desiring YOUR love.

Do you have the ability to love yourself now? Have you messed up in such a way that you are hating yourself? You will never be able to love others to your fullest ability until you can forgive yourself and begin to come out of the downward spiral that sin has you in. The devil may have hold of you right now so much that you can't see any way out. This is a lie. You can and will turn your life around starting right now through the love of God and Jesus Christ. Do you hear this?

Forgiveness is available for you right now! Are you ready to ask for that forgiveness now? Has your heart been broken long enough? Are you tired of living in despair, regret, poor decisions, hatred, bitterness, brokenness, pain, sorrow, and unforgiveness?

Now is the time to turn your life around by asking God to forgive you so you can begin to forgive yourself. Say this out loud right now: God, forgive me for all the stupid things I've ever done. Forgive me for everyone I've ever hurt. I'm so sorry, and I want to change my life right now. Father God, I want to turn my life around right now, and I need Your help. I can't do this on my own, and I need You. Lord, I need You to forgive me and help me to forgive myself. And I ask that You will help me to make things right with everyone that I've hurt and to ask them to forgive me as well. Thank You, God, for sending Jesus to take all my junk onto Himself and to die in my place. In Jesus's name, amen.

Your parents, siblings, family members do love you and want you to be blessed. And even if you can think of one or some who don't, God can and will turn that around, if you let Him. If you have just given it all to Him, you will see the change come. It's certainly worth a try, and don't give up on yourself, because God hasn't given up on you. He promises!

You have already read an example of how bad one Bible person was, a murderer, yet God forgave. Saul (who God changed his name to Paul) was having people killed for the fact that they simply were followers of Christ.

Let's look at some more examples in order for you to compare yourself to and understand your qualification for His love. Actually, there are no qualifications for God's love. If qualification was necessary, NO ONE, none of us, would be worthy. Why? Because the Word says so in Romans 3:23, For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (italics added). Everyone ever born, besides Jesus, has sinned and been made not worthy of God's love and forgiveness, except through Jesus Christ.

King David was, as quoted by God, A man after My own heart (1 Samuel 13:14), yet David, like Paul, actually had a man (Uriah) put to death because David had an affair with that man's wife (2 Samuel 11). Not only did David commit adultery, but his attempt to cover his sin also led to another great sin of murder. David (as king) arranged for Uriah's death by placing him in a position to be killed.

These biblical stories aren't referenced here for any other reason but to assist you with understanding that God does forgive even the greatest of sins. Your sins are not unforgivable, without a price. You see, the payment/punishment of just one (and all) sin is death, the shedding of blood. Every person ever born (except Jesus) has committed a sin, up to many sins, but God has given EACH ONE OF US the ability to escape this death! If we would simply RECEIVE the gift that God has provided for us, JESUS CHRIST, then we can bypass hell for heaven. Romans 6:23 says, For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. And this was done because God loves YOU. Hallelujah!

Here is one more biblical example of a godly person that was let off the hook, unworthy to be forgiven yet was anyway. This person was one of Jesus's closest friends and one of the most popular of Jesus's twelve apostles. His name was Simon, until Jesus changed his name to Peter (which means The Rock). You see there was a guy called The Rock long before the current actor The Rock. And this guy I'm speaking of was given this name from Jesus Himself. Imagine yourself being given your own nickname from God. My understanding is that one day you will, when you pass from this life unto heaven. Then God will give you His own special name for you. There is only one way to find out: receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior and find out someday what God's name for you is when your time comes.

So back to Simon, who is called Peter. The story goes (Matthew 26:69–75) that when it came time for Jesus to yield himself to the authorities of that day, the so-called religious Pharisees, Jesus went willingly. He went willingly for YOU! Jesus was surrendering His own life to pay the price for your (and my) sins. You see, God had to have a PERFECT person, one WITHOUT sin, to pay the sacrifice for you and I. That payment (spoken of earlier) was Jesus Himself. So when Jesus allowed Himself to be taken, Peter didn't want any part of it, due to his fear of being put to death himself. So Peter, like some would, lied and said he didn't know Jesus. He claimed he didn't know Jesus, although some had seen him with Jesus, as was the fact. Jesus had known and even told Peter that Peter would do this. Jesus knew all that was to happen before it happened, as does God. God is omniscient, all-knowing. So Peter denied three times that he knew