Deeds of My Flesh

I AM NOT WHAT I DO

Featuring Dr. Stephen Phinney & Douglas Starbrook

 

I Am Not What I Did

There was a time when I believed that my identity was rooted in my actions. If I succeeded, I was valuable. If I failed, I was worthless. Every choice, every mistake, every regret—I wore them like labels. I thought what I did defined who I was, and so I lived in a cycle of performance, shame, and striving. When I fell short (as I often did), I would carry the weight silently, believing I had proven yet again that I wasn’t enough.

But Christ met me in that place—not when I had it all figured out, but when I was buried beneath the weight of my own definitions. Through His Word, He revealed something that shattered my old way of thinking: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). That truth hit me hard. I realized I had been living from my past, not from His promise.

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