Fireside Chat: The BIG Picture

1. Thinking of any prophetic words that you have received. What common words or statements have been repeated to you? Give simple answers, even one word.

2. What are some of your favorite scriptures? Often you can find clues in those scriptures to your Heavenly identity. Those scriptures are God’s way of saying, “You are attracted to this scripture because you actually hear Me in your spirit man, relating to you from this scripture.”
(If the scripture has the name of person – like David, or Daniel, or Esther, or Deborah – God has given you that scripture because He has placed those character same traits in you. Write down the name of any person(s) in your favorite scriptures and then jot beside the name, the characteristics you see in them. God sees those same characteristics in you!)

3. What are you passionate about? One friend has been passionate about giving all her life, long before she realized God is relating to her as a Joseph, one who knows how to prepare in the time of plenty in a way that will carry a people group through a time of little.

4. If you find you are struggling with this, relax. Do you have friends in the room? Like Shelly at the basketball game, your friends often see the REAL you before you do! Ask them to give you words to describe how they see you.

5. Now, take all the words you have gathered and begin to form simple sentences about your identity. For example, I am a Joseph. God has given me wisdom to gather provision during a time of plenty that will sustain His people and others during a time of lack. I am a friend to all I meet. I have wisdom from God that causes me to be able to interpret dreams. I am compassionate and forgive others easily, especially members of my own family – both physically and from the household of faith – who have wronged me. I never seek to return wrong for wrong! When I have the ability to bless, I do, eagerly!
With practice, listening in to the Holy Spirit, and drawing from your favorite scriptures and prophetic words, you will soon have an identity statement that you can proclaim aloud into the atmosphere when the enemy comes to make you doubt yourself. Stand strong and see yourself like God sees you! (For further assistance in writing your identity statement, see How to Prepare Your Identity Statement found on the Aglow website under Resources > Global Leader Development > Skits > How to Prepare Your Identity Statement.