“Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” Colossians 3:5-10

Lord Jesus, help me to see who I really am in you and to ruthlessly rid my life of all the things that cover up that identity. I have attitudes growing in my heart that are opposed to you and to others. I have thoughts rolling around in my mind that are not healthy, that are not godly, that are not pleasing to you. Out of those thoughts and attitudes all kinds of bad things come in my daily life. I know that I’m still not there yet. So, Jesus, help me to rid my life of all this wickedness and make my true identity known in the way that I live today. Make it evident to the world that I am wholly different. I don’t just call myself a disciple of Jesus; I am working to live that out in my daily life. Keep sin from killing me and put it to death in my today that I might live and walk and work as the child of God that I am. Help me to do this, dear Father in heaven. Amen.

Make your true identity known to the world as the Holy Spirit makes you new and bears good fruit in your life.