I know where you have come from, and I know where you are headed. I know who you are, how you think, and what your limits, hurts, and fears are. In spite of all these things I know about you, I am inviting you to come to me, for I will make all things new again. I will make your mind and heart new again, and will make your dreams, hopes, and plans fresh again. Even your memories of the past, I will renew. I will redeem and restore all things, even things that have already happened. (1)

In this invitation you will come to know me, but you will also encounter aspects of yourself as well, for you see yourself incorrectly. You know yourself incompletely, so I will draw you close to me, and cause you to come to a place of revelation, not only of me, but of who you really are as I see you.

In your error you do not see the landscape correctly. You see obstacles, hurts, and mountains - all these things, and even more - as too big for you. You see things as being too difficult, or even impossible. But as you walk with me, and understand who I am, you will also grow in your understanding of who you are. As a result you will interpret your landscape very differently than you do presently. (2)

I will reveal myself in you, and you will come to understand you are a new creation, for the old things have already passed away. This reality will begin to manifest in your life more and more as time goes by, and you will see and experience this as you continue to understand who you are in me. Your identity will shift and change and you will see yourself as my child, welcomed, loved, secure, and protected. You will see yourself as royalty. (3)

You will no longer see yourself as a rejected beggar. You will forget lies and misunderstandings you have picked up along the way - the things that have led you to believe you are defeated, incompetent, unloved, undesirable, or incapable. As you continue to grow in knowledge, love, and experience of me, you will more rightly discern what is true and what is not true, especially regarding your royal identity. (4)

You will walk and abide in safety and security, for you will know who I am, and you will know my heart for you. Your confidence will no longer lie in yourself, your strength, wisdom, or righteousness, but will lie in me. Your stability will be founded on who I am. So as you continually grow in your knowledge of me you will find yourself also growing in confidence and boldness. Likewise, your desire to dream and venture out will also increase in direct proportion to the inner change of your self-perception. (5)

My love will empower you, and as you learn who you are in your union with me, no obstacle will seem too big, no mountain too high, no hurt too painful to be effectively dealt with and overcome. As a result, you will venture forth, accomplish much, and do more than you previously thought possible. You will live and experience all I have for you, and nothing will be stolen, broken, or diminished, for you will prosper and you will possess the land of your inheritance. (6)

(1) Psalm 121:8, Hebrews 4:13 , Revelation 21:5, 1 Corinthians 2:16
(2) Proverbs 8:14 , James 1:5, Philippians 1:9-10
(3) John 14:21 , 1 Corinthians 6:17 , 2 Corinthians 5:17 , 1 Peter 2:9
(4) Galatians 2:20 , John 6:37 , Romans 12:2, 1 John 4:1
(5) 2 Corinthians 12:10 , Psalm 37:4, Matthew 7:24 , 1 Corinthians 3:11
(6) 1 Corinthians 12:27 , Luke 1:37 , Philippians 4:13 , Joel 2:25-27, John 10:10