Something to Think About - 5

Today will look a little different. I would like you to read Child of the King, but before you do, I want you to begin with something simple but powerful: breath. When we slow down and breathe intentionally, it helps calm our nervous system, quiet the noise in our minds, and open our hearts to receive truth.

• Inhale for 4 seconds and focus your thoughts on this truth: I am fully known
• Hold breath for 4 seconds
• Exhale for 4 seconds and focus your thoughts on this truth: I am fully loved
• Hold breath for 4 seconds
• Repeat - 5 times

Now read Child of the King below.

(Click here for a link to a copy of it, so you can print the “Child of the King” declaration. It includes Scripture references so you can see exactly what God says about you. I recommend reading it each morning for at least 5 days, allowing these truths to slowly reshape how you see yourself.)

“I am a Child of the King” by Dr. Ed. Laymance

Because of who Jesus Christ is, and

because He is my Savior and my Lord:

I am a child of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords,

seated with Christ in the heavenly realm. I am chosen, accepted,

and included – a citizen of heaven and a member of God’s household.

I am loved by God unconditionally and without reservation.

I belong to Him, having been bought by Him with the

precious blood of Jesus. I have eternal life and will be

saved from all of God’s wrath to come – guaranteed!

I am a Christian. I am not just different in what I do.

My identity has changed. Who I am has changed. Everything has

become brand new.

I am a dwelling place in which God lives by His Spirit.

I have access to Him anytime, anywhere, for any reason.

I am God’s creation – His workmanship. I was created by Him

and for Him, so who I am and what I do matter.

I am spiritually alive. I have been set free from the fear of death

and have been given life to live and enjoy to the full.

I am forgiven – completely, totally, and absolutely.

I have been rescued from the dominion of darkness and

brought into the Kingdom of light – the Kingdom of the Son.

I have been set free from the penalty of sin and the power of sin.

I am an enemy of Satan and at war with spiritual forces of evil, but

greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.

If God is for me, it doesn’t matter who or what stands against me,

because nothing and no one can separate me from the love of Christ –

not hurt, pain, loss, problem, or brokenness;

not persecution, trouble, difficulty, or danger;

not abandonment, abuse, addictions, or appetites;

not desires, food, sexuality, or relationships;

not life or death, angels or demons;

not my past, the present, or the future;

no power, no person, no place, not anything in all creation;

not even Satan himself shall prevail.

I am in the hands of Jesus, in the hands of God, and nothing and

no one can snatch me out of God’s hands.

I will fear no evil because God is with me, and

He has promised to never leave me nor forsake me.

God’s presence is with me everywhere I go –

to the heights of heaven,

through the valley of the shadow,

to the ends of the earth – forever and always.

I am a child of the King and choose this day to live as one.

Let the message remind you of what has always been true about you, even if you haven’t fully believed it yet.