Feeling Unworthy? Trust God

   As we begin to grow in our salvation it can be like a roller-coaster ride for our emotions; all the more reason to learn and meditate on the Word of God.
   When we are born again our spirit is changed immediately. No longer held captive by the spirit of Satan, our old nature is crucified with Christ and our new nature is that of our Lord Jesus. There is no dual nature as some have erroneously taught; The Spirit of God would never share a body with the unholy spirit of Satan.
   Once born again we have the power to always choose God's way... but our body and soul did not change at salvation the way our spirit did. Neither our math skills or vocabulary changed, and if we were overweight at salvation we were still overweight the next day. Our natural mind wasn't changed right away, it is our spirit that was made new.
    Since we can't see or touch our spirit, and this fallen world has taught us to believe a polar opposite of who we really are in Christ...what do we do? How do we handle this colossal identity crisis? God's Word is the only way we can find out who we really are as born-again children of God .
    Jesus said, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life." (John 6:63 ESV). We must fill our minds with the Word of God...then meditate on it until it becomes revelation to us, with the helpful illumination of the Holy Spirit. 
   Our great identity crisis and feelings of unworthiness (sometimes strengthened by religion or well meaning religious folks), will begin to diminish as our faith muscles begin developing. This happens as we begin to believe and to trust in what God's Word says happened in our spirit more than what we can see in the natural. 
"And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit." (2 Corinthians 3:18)
"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (Philippians 1:6)