Who Am I?

from October 2022

When Life Gives You a Bag of Rocks

Gò0dNews from the Pastor’s Desk

by Dustin Wilds

Do you often find yourself on the sideline when you desperately want to get in the game? Are you the one who secretly wishes you had the courage other people do but instead of taking that chance, your fears keep you on the sidelines of life?

Before we ever walk in the anointing or accomplish what God has called us to do, we must realize who we are. Let me just go ahead and make this announcement: Who we think we are and who God says we are, are usually worlds apart.

God never compares us to anyone. He sees us as the person we can be or will be. He always looks at us as He intends to be and then works to help us realize who we can be. How we view ourselves has a tremendous impact on what we accomplish in life.

For example, let’s look at Gideon (Judges Chapter 6). All of Gideon’s life, he probably had been picked on and made fun of for being weak. This had happened so much that Gideon just accepted that that was who he was. He began to see himself the way others saw him. So many of us are guilty of this, we let other people determine who we are and who we can become.

A lot of times, God’s choices don’t make sense to us. He picked Abraham, who was the son of a heathen idol maker to become the father of His nation (Genesis 12:1-3). He picked Moses who argued with Him that he wasn’t qualified because of his stuttering to go before Pharoah and lead Israel out of captivity (Exodus 4:10). He took Jacob, who was a liar and a thief and turned him into the nation of Israel (Genesis 32:22-32). He took David, a lowly shepherd and turned him into one of the greatest kings (1 Samuel 16:1-13). If God can take all these people and do what He did with them, and He can take Gideon, a wimp by the world’s standards and make a mighty warrior, what can He do with you and me? He says that all things are possible through Christ Jesus. (Matthew 19:26) He says that I am the head and not the tail. (Deuteronomy 28:13) He says that I am an overcomer (1 John 4:4) and more than a conqueror. (Romans 8:37) He says that I am a victor and not a victim. (1 Corinthians 15:57) Believe it or not, God didn’t just say these things about me, He says them about you too. Every day we have a choice to make. We can believe what others say about us, think about us and expect of us, or we can choose to believe the One that created us, the One who knows every single detail about us. Gideon chose to believe the Lord. I choose to believe the Lord. Who will you choose to believe?

About The Author

Pastor Dustin Wilds is a new author who is not new to the Gideon Principle. His enthusiasm for sharing Christ comes from knowing just how much Christ can do in a person’s life, from empty to full—and everlasting! He is pastor of Lakeview Community Church in Cleveland, TN. This article is an excerpt from his book, Gideon’s Principle. Find out more on Facebook, Dustin Wilds, author.