DO U KNOW WHO U R?

The problem with many modern-day Believers is that they don't know who they are in Yeshua.

1. We can sing the songs, chant the clichés and quote the familiar sayings of the bible but if we aren't secure in it, then it means nothing: Matthew 15:8; “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.”

In the natural, the identity of all beings is visible. We know what we were created for by the way we are made.

1. Nothing on our bodies is accidental but everything serves a purpose:

• Genesis 1:28; "And GOD blessed them, and GOD said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it.”

Our natural identity can be seen but our spiritual identity has to be realized. This realization comes from our manufacturer.

1. YAHWEH gave us an instruction manual (The Bible) so we will know our spiritual identity: Hebrews 4:12; “For the Word of GOD is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Because dysfunction has entered our society and family life, identity issues are on the rise. People don't even know which “being” to be attracted to in some cases.

1. These identity issues are causing our nation to suffer and reach its end:

• Romans 1:27; “And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.”

The father in the home is supposed to set the order of the home and give identity to the members of the home. The wife and children get their identity and approval from the head of the household.

1. This is YAHWEH's ideal order: Ephesians 5:23; “For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.”

As the man lines up with YAHWEH, the home lines up with GOD through him. This gives the correct identity to the home and causes society to line up with YAHWEH's plan as well.

1. But because of dysfunction in our homes, our world is in travail:

• 1 Corinthians 11:3; “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is GOD.”

If our identity is based on superfluity, then we will be insecure.

1. Knowledge of self is no good if it's not based on what our manufacturer has created us to be: Luke 9:23; “And he said to them all If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”

1. We can consider ourselves great, powerful, holy, etc. but if we are not rightly aligned with YAHWEH's creation plan for us, then we are fooling ourselves and will be living a lie: Galatians 6:3; “For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”

When we struggle with identity, we ruin the identity of those that we are responsible for, and whether it's a pastor, father, mother, mentor, etc., when we have identity issues, we pass them on for generations to come, when we have identity issues, we pass them on for generations to come. Many modern-day believers suffer from not having a YAH-given identity.

1. They search and search for callings, purpose, meaning, etc. but do not ever search the scriptures for it: 2 Timothy 3:6-7; “These are the kind of people who smooth-talk themselves into the homes of unstable and needy women and take advantage of them; women who, depressed by their sinfulness, take up with every new religious fad that calls itself “truth.” They get exploited every time and never really learn.”

1. The Bible is our operating manual. It gives us the ins and outs of the product that YAHWEH has created: 2 Timothy 3:16; “All scripture is given by inspiration of GOD, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.”

Our identity is in the Word.

1. The word should always be the source of our purpose and calling in this life:

• Proverbs 3:6; “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. To wed or not to wed?”

The key to knowing what you should be doing is to find your purpose in YAHWEH's plan.

1. YAHWEH's plan for you is what will give you joy and wholeness in this life:

• Matthew 6:33; “But seek ye first the Kingdom of GOD, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

The obvious plan is the creation plan of YAHWEH.

1. He desires for us to marry, be fruitful and multiply if we have desires for a mate:

• Genesis 1:22; “And GOD blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”

1. Those that are called to never marry don't have the desire to, so if you desire companionship, sex, and children, then you should marry: 1 Corinthians 7:9; “But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.”

Your occupational endeavor should be covered in the Word of YAHWEH as well.

1. The specific job that you work should line up with YAHWEH's plan of how we should live: Colossians 3:23; “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the LORD, and not unto men.”

Your occupation should not lead you down the road of vanity, sin, rebellion, or compromise.

1. Any job that you have that conflicts with the Word is NOT YAHWEH's will for you as a Believer: 1 Thessalonians 5:21; “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

Our occupations must line up with truth and honor in YAHWEH's sight.

1. We must be able to please him and not harm others if we want to have his blessing on the career we are involved in: Hebrews 13:21; “Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”

Our YAH-given creation role is the first thing that we must accomplish in order to identify with the Word of YAHWEH.

Our occupational role is second but this role must also line up with scripture. We must be able to find some kind of proof of what we do for work in the bible. Lining up with what is written is the only way to live securely without an identity crisis. If what we choose to do conflicts with scripture in any way, then we will be forced to find our validation in the world and compromise is inevitable. Then we will need worldly examples to line up with and we will become devoid of truth. This is how we become reprobates and walk away from YAHWEH's will for us.

1. This leads to severe identity issues and causes us to ruin our families and generations to come all because we cannot find ourselves in YAHWEH's Word: Titus 1:16; “They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.”

A man must get his true identity from YAHWEH.

1. Identity is passed down from YAHWEH to man and from man to woman:

• 1 Corinthians 11:3: “But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is GOD.”

• Genesis 5:2: “Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.”

1. When a man doesn't know who he is and struggles with identity, it's usually because he lacks faith and confidence in who YAHWEH really is: James 1:8; “A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.”

Bad childhood experiences and inconsistencies pertaining to church and religion can make a man lose faith in who YAHWEH is. Without the example of a strong earthly father, YAHWEH sometimes doesn't fit correctly in the life of a man. The spiritual realm becomes about fantasy and escapes rather than application. When men grow up like this, they struggle with self-worth and identity.

1. When a man struggles with this, he lacks the fortitude to stand and will usually accept some other gospel or a tainted version because his faith and trust issues will prevent him from trusting in the Truth of the Word: 1 Timothy 4:1; “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.”

When we lack fortitude as fathers, we lack the ability to stand on what is right.

1. In other words, we will go whichever way the crowd is going because we lack the strength to stand alone: Galatians 1:10; “For do I now persuade men or GOD? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”

When a man lacks identity, he is in constant pursuit of someone to identify with and this inhibits his ability to stand against the world and stand up for what is right.

1. Even when he believes it to be right he cannot stand it because deep inside, he desires to be accepted by others all because he doesn't know who he is:

• James 4:4: “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with GOD?”

When a man lacks identity, he struggles with giving identity to his wife and children.

1. His selfish actions and self-focus are a constant stumbling block for the family because he is in a constant search for identity: 2 Timothy 3:2; “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of GOD.”

A man in this state cannot properly lead a family and will usually make decisions that birth dysfunction in the home.

1. Divorce, abandonment, etc will always lead to dysfunction in the home, and this is why YAHWAH hates divorce because it changes the way the wife and children are validated: Malachi 2:16; “For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the LORD, the GOD of Israel.”

When this happens between Believers it's even worse because it can rob the kids of hope in Christ since they will feel that Yeshua couldn't save the marriage so how can he save them?

Daddy issues plague us as a people and without the proper example of leadership, protection, and provision, our lives and perspectives are changed forever. We know YAHWEH through our fathers and we trust others based on how we trust our fathers. We love others based on how our fathers loved us and we make all of our decisions based on how we see and feel about our fathers.

YAHWEH can help us and heal us, but longing for an earthly father is something that cannot be replaced. The way we see ourselves is based on the validation and affirmation we received from our father. Even our mothers are reflections of what our fathers are like. So, men choose wives based on the identity they received from their fathers and women chose husbands this way as well. The way we relate to human beings and every relationship we ever develop is based on how we have been validated by our fathers, whether directly or indirectly. And though we cannot change the errors of our fathers, we must end the dysfunction that it caused by changing the way we behave as fathers and the man we selected as a wife.

1. So, we must get our identity as men, from YAHWEH, so we can end the dysfunction and properly validate our homes: James 1:6-7; "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the LORD."

"IF YOU'RE NOT WINNING SOULS FOR YESHUA...YOU DON'T WORK FOR YAHWEH...YOU'RE SELF-EMPLOYED!!"