It's hard to know what you want if you don't know who you are.
Hosea 4:6 KJV
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
The knowledge of who you are will keep you from so much trouble.
Many ladies make wrong choices because they don't know who they are.
Choose the wrong spouse
Choose the wrong vocation
Not knowing yourself will make you:,
Man pleaser
Mostly confused
Always need someone to approve of what you do.
Always wanting to be someone else.
Full of jealousy.
Everything goes with them (hear them say " Whatever")
Low self esteem
Note!
Most people that makes good choices in life are those that have discovered themselves.
How do you find yourself or discover yourself?
Knowing yourself starts and ends with your relationship with God because He created you.
Jeremiah 10:23 KJV
O Lord , I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Jeremiah 10:23 NLT
I know, Lord, that a person's life is not his own. No one is able to plan his own course.
1, Know your spiritual status - Are you born again? Have you made Jesus the Lord of your life?
John 3:3 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God..
If you are born again, then the Holy Spirit lives in you and He can tell you who you are because He created you.
John 14:16
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever–
John 14:17
The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you.
2, Understanding your position in Christ- Ephesians 2:6 KJV
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17,21 KJV
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
[21] For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Understanding your position in Christ can help you make good choices. You can easily say Yes or no.
3, Knowledge of God's love.
Ephesians 3:19
To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
"Know God loves you".
4, Know your purpose (why you are created) ask God who you really are:
Jeremiah 1:5 KJV
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
5, Understanding yourself as a female. Understand your emotions and how a woman thinks.
You're not a man! A man and a woman are different.
6, Knowing your temperament.
Temperament is inborn. Know your strength and weaknesses , your ability, gifts and talents. Have the knowledge of why you behave the way you do.
My Story
I got to know or discover myself after I gave my life to Christ. Before then I was so confused about my personality. I was very different from my siblings, a pure introvert and I had at that time the physical structure of a man. It was a tough time for me at that time.
God started revealing who I really was. He made me to first of all understand my temperament and then made me meet a pastor who took his time to encourage me.
Now, I've come to know who I am, my purpose, my worth and I'm fulfilling destiny. Praise God.
God wants you the find yourself, because in finding yourself is where your peace, joy and total fulfillment lies.
Prayer Point
Father help me find myself by your Spirit in Jesus name. Amen