Not a sinner, but a Saint.

The thing I struggled with the most this past semester is Identity. I often place my identity in the sins of my past. The last couple of nights I have been staying up with a friend and we have been reflecting on what God has taught us this semester. Through those conversations God taught me something new.

Not a sinner, but a saint.   

We so often label ourselfs as sinners. Here is a cool fact for you. The bible calls us sinners 0 times. It calls us saints 56 times. If God doesnt label us as sinners why do we label ourselves as that? Why do we put our identity in that label? Thats not to say that we dont sin, or that we dont have sin. That is true. We all sin, we all fall short. We are not bound by that sin. We are not labeled by that sin. Don't own that sin! Don't let that sin own you! 

Romans 1:7 is just one of the many verses where we are called saints. It says "To all in Rome who are loved by God, and called to be saints or His holy people. 

How awesome is that?!?! That God sees past our sin and He still loves us! He still calls us His saints! You are not a sinner, you are a saint. I am not a sinner, I am a saint. My identity is not in the scars that consume my wrist. My identity is not in the lies that entangle me. My identity is not in the hatred I used to cling to. My identity is not in the suicidal thoughts that once haunted me. Our identity is not in the word 'sinner'. Our identity is how God sees us. Our I identity is Saint.

Dont let your sin become who you are. We are a royal priest hood, the chosen, the called, the loved, the holy, the saved, the forgiven, the saint. There is never a moment when we are perfect. There is never a moment when we don't sin. There also, however, never a moment when we are not loved. There is never a moment when we are not worthy. There is never a moment when we are not forgiven.

You are not a sinner. You are a saint. Live in that. Believe in that. Have faith in that. Trust in that. 

God bless <3 

Heaven April