Transform Your Trading Identity Series 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 (AMP) For though we walk in the flesh [as mortal men], we are not carrying on our [spiritual] warfare according to the flesh and using weapons of man. The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ. No one chooses where or when they are born. Some enter safety and warmth; others, brokenness and violence. We exist. We are alive. We must move forward. We must grow. Building on Anchor 1 , our identities are first shaped by our environment—parents, family, teachers, culture—and then strengthen...
Transform Your Trading Identity Series [Anchor 1] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. - Romans 12:2 (NIV) Everyone is born into this world completely helpless. We cannot live on our own in those early stages. Dependence on others to care for us is essential. In a sense, before we are even aware of ourselves, our bodies are being conformed to this world. Then eventually our minds become conformed to the beliefs and patterns of those who are influencing us—parents, family, teachers, culture, environment. We soak it all in without question. That’s how identity begins to form, long before we have any say in it. At some unknown point in time, we begin to form our own beliefs and patterns to discern and guide our behavior in this world. For me, gaining knowledge seemed ingrained early and then strengthened. It felt ...
