Faith Over FeelingsSample

If someone asked you, “Do you know you are a child of God?” I imagine you would say yes. And I believe you would mean it! You have heard the truth, you have read the Scripture, and maybe you even teach it to others. But here is the real question I have been asking myself lately: Am I actually living like I believe that I belong to God?

There is a big difference between agreeing with the truth and being changed by it. Between nodding our heads at a verse we have heard a hundred times, and actually letting that truth take root in our hearts. I think sometimes we become so familiar with the idea that we are children of God that it almost loses its weight. We know it is true, but we do not live like it matters. And when that happens, we quietly start building our identity on other things—how we look, how we perform, what others think of us, or whether we are “good enough” in our faith. Without even realizing it, we drift from truth and start listening to the world’s narrative instead of God’s.

God brought me to salvation when I was really young. I honestly cannot remember a time when I did not believe in Him. I was that little girl who loved Him so much, I just wished He could become flesh and blood so I could hug Him! That is how real and near He felt! But as I grew up, somewhere along the way, that sense of closeness faded. Not because I stopped believing, but because I stopped resting in my identity as His. I still called myself a Christian, still showed up, still did the right things—but my heart was not anchored in the confidence that I was fully secure in Him. And when we lose that security, we start searching for it somewhere else.

The enemy knows he cannot steal our salvation, but he will do everything he can to make us forget our identity. And one of the ways he does that is by making us comfortable with the truth but disconnected from it. We start thinking things like, “God loves me,” but not actually living like we believe it in our day-to-day decisions. And when we do not live from our identity as daughters of the King, we end up exhausted—always striving to earn what we already have.

But 1 John 5:19 draws a sharp line: the whole world may lie under the influence of the evil one, but we are from God. We do not belong to the world, and we should not live like we do. We are set apart! We are chosen! We are secure! That truth does not change based on how we feel, how well we think we are doing spiritually, or how far we have wandered. You are His, and nothing can undo that!

When you live like you belong to God, you stop chasing approval. You stop searching for identity in shifting places. You stop settling for lukewarm faith and start walking in boldness, peace, joy, and ultimately fullness. You stop living like you are trying to be chosen—because you already are!

This is the challenge I am holding onto today, and maybe you need it too: Don’t just know that you are a child of God. Live like it! Let that truth shape how you show up, how you speak, how you carry yourself. Let it quiet your insecurities and call you into deeper confidence. Let it remind you that your worth has never been up for debate.

Reflection Question: Are you living like someone who has been chosen, loved, and secured by God—or just someone who has heard the truth and moved on? What would shift in your heart, habits, or mindset if you actually lived as if you belonged to Him?