How to Shed Your Old Identity & Become Who God Called You to Be

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1. 1.

   You cannot create a new future while simultaneously trying to protect and preserve your old identity and past comfort zones.1:40
2. 2.

   Just as an old college jersey no longer fits a growing body, old mindsets and defaults cannot fit into the new season God has prepared for you.
3. 3.

   Gideon attempted to perform a harvest activity—threshing wheat—in a hidden winepress because he was operating out of fear and a survival mindset.
4. 4.

   Threshing wheat requires high ground and wind exposure, showing that spiritual increase requires stepping out of hidden places onto higher ground where God's Spirit can blow.
5. 5.

   Before a snake sheds its skin to grow, a cloudy film covers its eyes and it goes partially blind, illustrating how transition into a new season in Christ can temporarily feel disorienting.8:56
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   Although declared a mighty warrior, Gideon tore down his father's pagan altar at night out of fear; true spiritual confidence is not the absence of fear, but obeying God despite it.
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   Every act of obedience in the dark creates a new entry on your spiritual ledger, building the faith and confidence needed to face larger battles in the future.
8. 8.

   Transitioning into a new creation in Christ requires intentionally putting off past mental habits, emotional defaults, and survival reflexes.

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