Stepping Up part 2- Who God is matters more then who you are not

"Who God is matters more than who you’re not. Who are you? Have you ever thought about how you’d answer that question? A long time ago people were known by a label that went with their name. Alexander the Great. Richard the Lion Heart. Winnie the Pooh. So when you’re asking yourself that question— who you really are—you’re essentially asking yourself what adjective goes in your blank. Who do you think you are? Because who you think you are directly impacts everything about your attitude and performance in the face of challenge. Unfortunately for a lot of us, we tend to focus less on who we are and more on who we are not. Joshua experienced this same thing in Joshua 1" xp3 Students Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:6-9 NLT). Joshua finds himself unsure of who he is and needs to be reminded by the Lord that it is not so much about his identity and purpose but of God's. God says "I am with you and I am faithful." God gives Joshua a pep talk of sorts that not only helps him discover who he is but, more importantly, whose he is. Sometimes in order for us to step up in our lives we need to be reminded of whose we are and because of whose we are we can be BOLD in our life. May we live a life of BOLdness because we know whose we are.