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Why It’s Hard to Accept a New Identity · UNMASKED with Wesley Farnsworth

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  God doesn't just ignore your past though, but he doesn't let
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  it define you either. He sees it.
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  He sees it all fully, clearly, without minimizing it.
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  But when he speaks identity, he speaks from purpose, from
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  intention, from who you are becoming, not just who you were.
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  There's a verse in scripture that says if anyone is in
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  Christ, they are a new creation. New creation.
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  Not a slightly improved version. Not a better managed version.
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  New. And that is hard to accept,
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  especially when the old voice is still right there, sounding so
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  convincing. So we argue with God even when
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  we hear it. We hesitate because trusting
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  God's voice over our past requires letting go of something
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  familiar and familiarity. Feel safe, even when it's
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  limiting.