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Many struggle to keep the New Year’s self improvement resolutions. Instead of feeling defeated by our desire to look better or perform better, join us this month in a discussion of identity and how God truly sees us. #WhoAmI

Week 1: CHOSEN – we were intentionally created for relationship with God.


Day 1

  • But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession... – 1 Peter 2:9
  • Is the way you think and act controlled by the approval of those around you?
  • “You did not choose me, but I chose you…” – John 15:16

Day 2

    • Caption: In a world filled with voices that shout that you are worthless, do you listen to the voice that calls you “beloved”?
  • “My soul is restless until it rests in you, O God.” – Augustine of Hippo
  • "I'll keep myself busy so I'm not discovered as a fraud." Do you find yourself struggling with this?
  • Read aloud Psalm 139:1-18. Identify a phrase that strikes you in light of your own experience of God over the years.
  • Article: She didn’t let racial slurs define her identity.

Day 3

Day 4

  • “Through our adoption, God meets the deepest longings of our heart.” – Leigh Swanson
  • Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) – Ephesians 1:5
  • "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go…"
  • What makes you unique and how you can use your talents to glorify God? #cruchallenge

Day 5

    • Caption: Every time you feel hurt or rejected, repeat this to yourself.
  • “An identity grounded in God would mean that when we think of who we are, the first thing that would come to mind is our status as someone who is deeply loved by God” - David Brenner
  • Verse: “He predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.” Ephesians 1:5
  • "The authority of God made all of creation. But it was the affection of God that made all His children." Ann Voskamp #WhoAmI

Day 6

  • “Isn’t that what friendship is all about: giving to each other the gift of our Belovedness?” – Henri Nouwen
  •  "Your roots, as a child of God, are in eternity – in the infinite mind and heart of God." @JohnPiper
  • "...a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God’s grace – his undeserved kindness in choosing them." Romans 11:5

Day 7

  • Graphic: “It is only when we have claimed our own place in God’s love that we can experience this all-embracing, noncomparing love and feel safe, not only with God, but also with all our brothers and sisters.” – Henri Nouwen

    • Caption: God’s love includes all people in their uniqueness.
  • "For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name…"  
  • “Your faith in Jesus is a wonder more wonderful than any of the seven wonders of the world.” John Piper  

Week 2: BLESSED – benefits, privileges of being a child of god


Day 8

    • Caption: You are precious to him.
  • To give someone a blessing is the most significant affirmation we can offer. – Henri Nouwen
  • “God, let me be all he ever dreamed of loveliness and laughter.” – Ruth Bell Graham
  • If you created a list of some of the blessings of your salvation, what comes to mind?
  • "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." – Philippians 1:6

Day 9

  • How does your citizenship in heaven affect your life today?
  • Journal about some of the privileges you have as being a child of God. Then pray and thank God for those blessings. #华体会challenge
  • How could you intentionally encourage a friend today? #华体会Challenge

Day 10

  • "No matter your story before, this is your beginning now: you were formed by Love ... for love." Ann Voscamp #WhoIAm
  • When you wake up pray & ask the Lord to fill you with the Holy Spirit ... that He'd be apart of your work, conversations, and your thoughts.
  • “When we belong to Jesus, we’re finally able to make God look glorious in our lives.” – John Piper #WhoAmI

Day 11

  • Article: Do you find yourself fixated on what other people think of you?

  • "Wise men are only wise because they make their priority the seeking of Christ." Ann Voscamp
  • Spend time just listening and singing along to worship music to praise your Lord. #华体会Challenge
  • He makes us complete. "…You have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority." – Colossians 2:10 #WhoAmI

Day 12

  • "And the greatest gift we can give our great God is to let His love make us glad." Ann Voscamp #WhoAmI
  • But our citizenship is in heaven–and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ … – Philippians 3:20 #WhoAmI
  • Two Tweets, 1 quote: “Faith is the gift of God. So is the air, but you have to breathe it;..” (1 of 2)
  • “...so is bread, but you have to eat it; so is water, but you have to drink it.” D.L Moody (2 of 2)

Day 13

  • The definition of blessing is God's favor and protection. Spend some time writing down some of the ways God has blessed you. #华体会Challenge
  • How could you intentionally bless someone else this week? Could you take a friend out for coffee, make a meal for friend? #华体会Challenge
  • “Once we extend grace to ourselves, we will be able to live a life of extending grace to those around us...”  Andrea Groenewald
  • Video: How an entire encountered God’s love through the experience of adoption.

Day 14

  • Article:

    • Caption: Are Christians hipsters more godly?
  • Two Tweets, 1 quote: "We are all children of God who have a purpose and a meaning on this earth..." (1 of 2)
  • "...That is our core identity, and it will never change, no matter our job description." Samantha Gratton (2 of 2) #WhoAmI
  • Today practice taking your thoughts and turning them into prayers so you are intentionally connecting with God. #华体会challenge

Week 3: REDEEMED – though broken we are restored, viewed as redeemed creation


Day 15

  • We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with him! – Romans 8:17
  • “Faith is simply believing that there is a God who loves us, in spite of the poison of sin coursing through our soul.” – E. Fitzpatrick
  • "...You are not your own; you were bought with a price." – 1 Corinthians 6:19
  • Our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. Romans 6:6

Day 16

  • Article: ‘Hiding my Ugly, even though I know Jesus’

    • Caption: I don’t want to hide anymore. It is so comforting to know I am not the only one.
    • Link:
  • “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace” Ephesians 1:7
  • “in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:!4
  • Who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. 1 Timothy 2:6

Day 17

    • Text: Why we need redemption.
  • "It is no small thing to become people marked by firm hope in uncertain times." – Carla Waterman
  • “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. “ Romans 5:8
  • “But with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.” 1 Peter 1:19
  • Video: See how beauty and life can spring from brokenness. (The Windmill Farmer, a short film by Joaquin Baldwin, joaquinbaldwin.com; Download here: )

    • FYI: Please credit the filmmaker somewhere in the post!

Day 18

  • Text for FB: “The image of God is central to developing a solid view of personality; that our sinfulness, not how we've been sinned against, is our biggest problem; that forgiveness, not wholeness, is our greatest need; that repentance, not insight, is the dynamic in all real change.” ―
  • “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45  
  • “ My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.” Psalm 71:23
  • It is impossible to live a life without failure, but you are not a failure. #WhoAmI

Day 19

  • “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28
  • “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son” Colossians 1:13
  • A porn star’s life redeemed through Christ. #WhoAmI

  • VIDEO: At the age of 90 Bettie continues to follow Christ by visiting women in jail to help them experience God’s love.

Day 20

Day 21

  • We are justified & redeemed. "...they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ..." – Romans 3:24 #WhoAmI
  • We're new people, "no longer enslaved to sin." Romans 6:6 #WhoAmI
  • What is the problem with self-help books? #WhoAmI

Week 4: TO BE GIVEN – we are made to be God’s light and gift to the world.


Day 22

  • Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. – Henri Nouwen #WhoAmI
  • “Jesus needed, not once, but again and again at each stage of his mission and each crisis in his living and dying, a freshly confirmed knowledge of his own identity.” – Thomas Smail
  • Video: Sarah enjoys relating with people, but when an encounter with a Deaf woman challenges her ability to connect, God redefines what it means for her to be a follower.

  • Possible article: Article about a woman who fasted once a week for 17 years to see her brother come to faith (it’s in progress for 华体会.org)

Day 23

  • Article: The Great Commission is not all about you.

  • As saints we strive to live for the now and not yet, believing by faith that God works things together for his glory. – Mary Grace Lyon
  • "...You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 #WhoAmI
  • What does it mean to daily be a conduit of Christ’s life? John 15:1,5 #WhoAmI

Day 24

  • What do you think of Romans 8:17? - We are “heirs” provided we “suffer with him” #WhoAmI
  • "...Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you...You are not your own..." 1 Cor. 6:19-20 #WhoAmI
  • "...For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." 1 Cor. 6:20 #WhoAmI
  • “Our bodies – their life, their death – belong to Christ. They are not ours to dispose of as we will.” – John Piper #WhoAmI

Day 25

Day 26

  • How can you be a peacemaker? “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." Matthew 5:9 #WhoAmI
  • We are “more than conquerors” through him who loved us. – Romans 8:37 #WhoAmI
  • Read Matthew 5:1-16 and see what Jesus says about your identity. #WhoAmI #华体会Challenge

    • Caption: Christian maturity comes to fruition when we live to bless and give ourselves to others.

Day 27

Day 28

Day 29

  • "The role of an ambassador is not something we check-off our to-do list, because it's a heart attitude.” – Hailey Domeck
  • What gifts has God given you for building up the body? #WhoAmI
  • Verse: “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Ephesians 4:11-12

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