1/27/25

Who should I be?

In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

Sometimes we ask What is God’s will for my life? When we should be asking Who should I be? The Bible has an answer: Be like the very image of God.

By exploring ten characteristics of who God is—holy, loving, just, good, merciful, gracious, faithful, patient, truthful, and wise—this book helps us understand who God intends for us to be. Through Christ, the perfect reflection of the image of God, we will discover how God’s own attributes impact how we live, leading to freedom and purpose as we follow his will and are conformed to his image.

Be Holy: Regeneration Recovery, 12 steps with Biblical References

Faith, Hope, and Love: Biblical view of belief and faith is like a lion pouncing on a stag (Mark 12:30)

Justice is leading God's Way: Leaders unyoked to God, ruin generations by greed and dishonesty (Jeremiah 5:1-6:21, Matthew 11:28-30)Abram demonstrates living by faith, Lot and Sodom a lifestyle of disaster (Gen 13-14)

Do Good: And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up (Galatians 6:9)

Be Merciful: Acknowledge God for three days and you'll experience mercy (Hosea 6, Acts 9:9)

Be Gracious: God draws near and shows grace to undeserving sinners (Gen 28)

Be Patient: Love is patient and kind (1 Cor 13:4‭)

Be truthful: I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house, and liars will not stay in my presence (Psalm 101:7)The secret to obedience is true love (John 14:15, 15:10, 1 John 3:22)

Be Wise: Whoever is wise, consider the steadfast love of the Lord (Psalm 107:43)


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