Who are you?

by Dan Burke

Who are you?

You are God’s child (John 1:12)

You are Christ’s friend (John 15:15)

You are a member of Christ’s Body (1 Corinthians 12:27)

You are a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20)

You are hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)

You are His chosen one in Him before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:4, 11)

You are adopted as his child (Ephesians 1:5)

You are in Him (Ephesians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:30)

You are forgiven (Ephesians 1:8; Colossians 1:14)

You are a person with purpose (Ephesians 1:9 & 3:11)

You are included (Ephesians 1:13)

You are sealed with the promised Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13)

You are salt and light of the earth (Matthew 5:13-14)

You are God’s coworker (2 Corinthians 6:1)

You are alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5)

You are raised up with Christ (Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 2:12)

You are seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6)

You are God’s workmanship (Ephesians 2:10)

You are near to God through Christ’s blood (Ephesians 2:13)

You are a special guest of the Father (Ephesians 2:18)

You are a member of God’s household (Ephesians 2:19)

You are secure (Ephesians 2:20)

You are a holy temple (Ephesians 2:21; 1 Corinthians 6:19)

You are a dwelling for the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:22)

You are a light to others, and can exhibit goodness, righteousness and truth (Ephesians 5:8-9)

You are dead to sin (Romans 1:12)

You are not alone (Hebrews 13:5)

You are growing (Colossians 2:7)

You are His disciple (John 13:15)

You are united with other believers (John 17:20-23)

You are not in want (Philippians 4:19)

You are victorious (1 John 5:4)

You are set free (Romans 8:2; John 8:32)

You are a light in the world (Matthew 5:14)

You are more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37)

You are safe (1 John 5:18)

You are part of God’s kingdom (Revelation 1:6)

You are no longer condemned (Romans 8:1, 2)

You are not helpless (Philippians 4:13)

You are overcoming (1 John 4:4)

You are persevering (Philippians 3:14)

You are protected (John 10:28)

You are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)

You are delivered (Colossians 1:13)

You are redeemed from the curse of the Law (Galatians 3:13)

You are qualified to share in His inheritance (Colossians 1:12)

You are chosen and dearly loved (Colossians 3:12 along with the entire Bible and Tradition of the Church)

Dan Burke

Dan Burke is the past President and C.O.O. of EWTN's worldwide news
network. He is presently the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 40 dioceses.

Dan is the author and editor of numerous books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com.

In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church.

Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one—and grateful to be Catholic.

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