IN CHRIST I AM ACCEPTED. GOD SAYS:

  • I am God’s child (see John 1:12)
  • I am Christ’s friend (see John 15:15)
  • I have been justified (see Romans 5:1)
  • I am united with the Lord, and I am one spirit with Him (see 1 Corinthians 6:17)
  • I have been bought with a price: I belong to God. (see 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
  • I am a member of Christ’s Body (see 1 Corinthians 12:27)
  • I am a saint, a holy one (see Ephesians 1:1)
  • I have been adopted as God’s child (see Ephesians 1:5)
  • I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit (see Ephesians 2:18)
  • I have been forgiven of all my sins (see Colossians 1:14)
  • I am complete in Christ (see Colossians 2:10)

IN CHRIST I AM SECURE. GOD SAYS:

  • I am free from condemnation (see Romans 8:1-2)
  • I am assured that all things work together for good (see Romans 8:28)
  • I am free from all condemning charges against me (see Romans 8:31-34)
  • I cannot be separated from the love of God (see Romans 8:35-39)
  • I have been established, anointed and sealed by God (see 2 Corinthians 1:21-22)
  • I am confident that the good work God has begun in me will be perfected (see Philippians 1:6)
  • I am a citizen of heaven (see Philippians 3:20)
  • I am hidden with Christ in God (see Colossians 3:3)
  • I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-control (see 2 Timothy 1:7)
  • I can find grace and mercy to help in time of need (see Hebrews 4:16)
  • I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me (see 1 John 5:18) 

. IN CHRIST I AM SIGNIFICANT. GOD SAYS:

  • I am the salt of the earth and the light of the world (see Matthew 5:13-14)
  • I am a branch of the true vine, Jesus, a channel of His life (see John 15:1-5)
  • I have been chosen and appointed by God to bear fruit (see John 15:16)
  • I am a personal, Spirit-empowered witness of Christ (see Acts 1:8)
  • I am a temple of God (see 1 Corinthians 3:16)
  • I am a minister of reconciliation for God (see 2 Corinthians 5:17-21)
  • I am a fellow worker with God (see 2 Corinthians 6:1)
  • I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (see Ephesians 2:6)
  • I am God’s workmanship, created for good works (see Ephesians 2:10)
  • I may approach God with freedom and confidence (see Ephesians 3:12)
  • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! (see Philippians 4:13)

BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM

Understanding this is important for your maturity in Christ.  See the article below:

The Indicative and the Imperative

The greatest tension in the New Testament is between the indicative (what God has already done and what is already true about us) and the imperative (what remains to be done as we respond to God by faith and obedience in the power of the Holy Spirit). That tension can be seen in verses like Romans 6:6: "Knowing this that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin." You have to know and believe positional truth in order to successfully progress in your sanctification. Positional sanctification is the basis for our progressive sanctification.

The balance between the indicative and the imperative is about equal in Scripture, but I have not observed that balance being taught in our churches. We seem to focus more on the imperatives, i.e. instructing believers what they must do instead of balancing that with what God has already done.

Many people attend evangelical churches for years and never hear enough positional truth to understand that they are children of God who are alive and free in Christ. Many have never repented of their old ways or resolved their personal and spiritual conflicts. Consequently, they are not maturing and the best messages from the pulpit are going right over their heads. Paul wrote, "I gave you milk to drink and not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not walking like mere men?" (1 Cor. 3:2,3).

We need to help Christians realize the incredible identity and position they have in Christ, and then help them repent of their own ways so that they can live a liberated life "in Christ."