Slaves live in a state of confusion, while blue bloods live in a state of confidence. One group has no clue of their true identity, while the other revels in it. The way a believer relates to himself and others is a definitive demarcation between the bondage of a slave and the freedom of a son or daughter. Consider the following and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart:
Blue Bloods: Slaves:
Experience liberty Experience bondage
Think and act Act and don’t think
Press on Hold on
Live in a state of thankfulness Grumble and complain
Life-givers Takers (suck life out of others)
Are marked by sincerity Are Counterfeits
Desire to create Desperate to maintain
Faithful Fearful
Will fight to maintain allegiance Allegiance can be bought
Birthed in freedom Birthed in bondage
Will engage any problem that confronts Will avoid and ignore problems
Have an independent identity and know who Will allow others to tell them who they they are are and their place
Unique, worthwhile individuals Cogs in the machine
Models Clones
Innovators Imitators
Live with anticipation Live with frustration
Open, patient, affectionate Guarded, conditional, performance based
Givers and takers Takers and strivers desiring to be seen
Secure in their inheritance Constantly fighting for selfish gain
The struggle with stinking thinking is a life and death battle. The relationships you enjoy with yourself and with others are vital for your spiritual, emotional, and physical health. Unhealthy relationships are birthed out of an unhealthy identity. Confusion breeds more confusion and will reproduce itself in your natural children as well as your spiritual ones. It is critical that we recognize and repent of any vestige of slave thinking and then walk in the advantage of our royal inheritance in Christ. Your new birth determines your identity and your identity should determine your demeanor.
Remember—all creation eagerly awaits the revelation of the sons and daughters of God. What does your belief system and lifestyle reveal about your identity?