Who Am I?: A devotional journey for you to soar in your identity in Christ
By Sharon Simmonds and Steve Brown
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Sharon Simmonds
Dr. Sharon Simmonds (Author) Sharon is committed to activities that encourage, strengthen, and develop Christian leaders and leadership groups. She serves as a leadership partner with the Arrow Leadership Program, and resource project manager with the Arrow Leadership team. Sharon’s leadership experience includes 15 years as a founder and board chair of a charitable organization, and roles in ministry development and discipleship with a church staff team. Her education includes a bachelor of arts in social development studies and certificate in social work from the University of Waterloo, the Arrow Leadership Program, master of arts in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton College, and a doctor of ministry in leadership from Tyndale Seminary.
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Who Am I? - Sharon Simmonds
Who Am I? A Devotional Journey For You To Soar In Your Identity In Christ
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Simmonds, Sharon Jean, author
Who am I? : a devotional journey for you to soar in your
identity in Christ / Sharon Jean Simmonds.
ISBN 978-1-927355-70-1 (paperback)
1. Self-consciousness (Awareness)--Religious aspects--
Christianity. 2. Christian leadership--Biblical teaching.
I. Title.
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CQBNEWESTblackandwhite.tifContents
Foreword
Introduction
Wonderfully Made
Created to Do Good Works
Loved
Chosen
Rescued
A Child of God
Forgiven
A New Creation
Free from Condemnation
A Saint
Righteous and Holy
Able to Approach God with Boldness, Freedom and Confidence
Complete in Christ
A Temple Where God Lives
A Member of Christ’s Body
A Joint Heir with Christ
A Citizen of Heaven
An Alien and Stranger to This World
An Enemy of the Devil
A Minister of Reconciliation
Salt and Light
No Longer Living for Myself, but Living by God’s Strength for Him
Closing Thoughts
About Arrow Leadership
About the Author
Foreword
Who are you?
During the Arrow Leadership program, we ask Christian leaders to answer this seemingly simple question in three uninterrupted minutes. Most start with their name and then quickly add their professional title. Then things get interesting. There’s still usually two minutes and fifty seconds left on the clock.
At this point some leaders get stuck. They stumble over what to share because their title and role has become all-consuming. What they do has become the core of who they are. Their business card has become their identity.
This is problematic and even dangerous on a number of levels. For starters, what happens to their identity when their role changes? What happens when they compare themselves to others who are more gifted, have superior profiles or achieve greater success? What happens when they are criticized or face opposition?
Who are you?
is an incredibly important question—not only for leaders but for every person. We live, relate and serve out of our identity. Our answer to this question is central to how we see ourselves, how we view others and how we engage the world. It gives a window into the core of who we are, what we deeply value and where we invest our greatest energy.
So how do we answer such an important question? For Christ-followers, the truest thing about us is what God says about us. In God’s unchanging truth, we discover that our core identity isn’t rooted in fragile and temporary circumstances, comparisons with others, competing internal aspirations, overwhelming external voices, or preferences that won’t stand the test of time. Instead, our core identity is anchored in Christ.
The heart of Who Am I? seeks to help you live, relate and serve from the unshakeable foundation of God’s truth about your identity. With rich, challenging and biblically grounded devotionals that invite you to reflect, engage and pray, Dr. Sharon Simmonds has created a wonderfully practical resource to help you anchor your identity in Christ.
I heartily encourage you to embark on this incredibly important journey of discovering your core identity. Here you will discover that God firmly establishes your real worth, great value and true uniqueness. It’s only here, in God’s truth, that you can discover an unshakeable confidence, enduring peace, true freedom, clear purpose and prevailing hope.
So, take your time, invite a friend and soak in the amazing reality of your true identity.
—Dr. Steve A. Brown
President, Arrow Leadership
SteveBrownbw.jpgDr. Steve A. Brown serves with Arrow Leadership as president and oversees Arrow Leadership in North America. Steve is author of Great Questions for Leading Well