Agreeing with Father's Affirmation

For the average believer 80% of our thinking is negative.  In Proverbs 23:7 it says "For as he thinks within himself, so he is."  As Dr. Caroline Leaf says in her books, thoughts take up mental real estate thus these thoughts can be releasing life or death.  On an orphan planet some boast of who they are while others secretly look at all they are not.  Orphan ways is that there must be a winner and a loser but in God's kingdom everyone is amazing because of who God is for them and in them (even if they are not a believer but still created "in His image").

Is Father like this seemingly bipolar planet that elevates people to extreme heights of fame, idol worship, and star struck then only to celebrate their demise, fall, and failure.  Is He so willing to turn on His sons and daughters when they don't behave right?  As a good Father does He not believe more who we are then we do at times.  As an earthly father I don't throw away my kids destinies because of they mistakes, sin, selfishness, or failure.  Our Heavenly Father is the source and beginning of all fatherhood, so isn't He an even better father than I am.  We see the picture of Father in the story of the prodigal son longing for reunion with both His sons, not giving up on them even when they completely reject Him and act completely like orphans.

Father is continually affirming who Christ is for you and who you are in Him, not focused on what you are not.  How do I know that because Jesus came to reveal them Father and Jesus was continually encouraging the disciples even when they completely missed the boat.  Jesus first interaction with Simon (known as Peter) was to give him a new name based on his destiny and who he would be in the Body.  In other words Jesus saw Peter prophetically and based on his destiny not on mistakes, history, or sin.

If the truth is that the Father is continually affirming, blessing, and encouraging us in who we are "in Christ" why do we not agree with Him.  I believe the enemy of our souls seeks his own fatherhood, which Scripture says is the father of lies seeking to discourage, render powerless, and ineffective.  See you are a threat to the kingdom of darkness if you affirm and agree with who you are "in Christ".  This is why confessing the truth of who you are "in Christ" and declaring what God says about you in confidence of who He is in you (not arrogance) is powerful in propelling you forward in your destiny.

Agreeing with Father's affirmation,
Bret