Buzz: “I’m not a space ranger. I’m just a toy. A stupid, little, insignificant toy.”
Woody: “Whoa. Hey. Wait a minute. Being a toy is a lot better than being a space ranger. . . . Look, over there in that house is a kid who thinks you are the greatest. And it’s not because you’re a space ranger, pal. It’s because you’re a toy. You are his toy.”
“Hey, listen, no one’s getting replaced. This is Andy we’re talking about. It doesn’t matter how much we’re played with. What matters is that we’re here for Andy when he needs us.”
…for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith.
Galatians 3:26 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping things that creeps upon the earth.” So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:26-27 (NRSV)
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.
Know that the Lord is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name.
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100 (NRSV)
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
Ephesians 1:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
John 15:13 (NRSV)
Identity Amnesia: We forget who we are, and when we do, we begin to give way to doubt, fear, and timidity.
New Morning Mercies, Paul David Tripp
Your true identity:
A child of the Most High God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are created in His Image!