In this episode of the Identity series, we explore one of the most personal and healing truths of who we are in Christ: we are chosen and known by God. After learning to receive identity and rest from striving, the next question many hearts carry is whether we truly belong. Scripture reveals that we were fully known and intentionally chosen before we ever tried to prove ourselves. Through biblical truth and the story of Hagar — the woman who encountered “the God who sees me” — this episode reminds us that we are not overlooked, forgotten, or barely tolerated in God’s family. We are wanted.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

• What it means that God knows you personally (Psalm 139)
• How being chosen in Christ is rooted in love, not performance (Ephesians 1:4–5)
• The story of Hagar and the God who sees (Genesis 16; Genesis 21)
• Why feeling unseen in life can make this truth difficult to believe
• How identity in Christ is secure before calling or usefulness (Jeremiah 1:5)
• What it feels like to live as someone known and wanted by God

Key Truth from This Episode:

God’s knowledge of you is compassionate and complete, and His choosing of you is intentional and secure. You are not an afterthought in His story. You belong in His heart.

Signature Line:

“You are not tolerated in God’s family — you are wanted.”

Scripture References:

Psalm 139

Ephesians 1:4–5

Genesis 16:7

Genesis 21:17–19

Jeremiah 1:5

What Being Known and Chosen Feels Like:

• Not having to perform to keep God’s attention
• Being seen in weakness without losing your place
• Coming to God honestly, not rehearsed
• Belonging without auditioning
• Resting in a love that is not reconsidering you

Today’s Step:

Ask God, “Where in my life do I still feel unseen or overlooked?”

Bring that place into His presence and invite Him to remind you that you are known and chosen.

Closing Prayer Summary:

A prayer asking God to help us believe we are chosen in love, to heal places that still feel unseen, and to rest in the security of being known and wanted by Him.

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In this third episode of the Identity series, we move from receiving identity to living from identity. Many believers say they trust grace, yet still live as though God is grading them. This episode addresses the hidden striving many of us carry in our spiritual lives — the quiet pressure to prove we are serious, consistent, or worthy.

Jesus’ words, “It is finished,” change everything. Through Scripture and personal reflection, Mo explores the difference between effort and striving, and what it truly means to rest in Christ’s completed work. This conversation invites listeners to lay down performance-based faith and step into the peace, security, and relational rest God offers.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

• How striving can disguise itself as devotion
• The difference between serving from rest and serving to reach rest
• What Jesus meant when He said, “It is finished” (John 19:30)
• Why salvation and identity are gifts, not achievements (Ephesians 2:8–9)
• The meaning of God’s rest in Hebrews 4
• The difference between effort (love responding) and striving (fear performing)
• What rest in Christ actually feels like in everyday life

Key Truth from This Episode:

Identity in Christ frees us from self-justification. We are not working toward acceptance with God — we live from acceptance already secured through Jesus.

Signature Line:

“We don’t build on striving. We build on grace.”

What Rest in Christ Feels Like:

• Shoulders dropping
• Praying without trying to impress God
• Serving without needing recognition
• Sitting quietly with the Lord without rehearsing failures
• Trusting that God’s love has not shifted

Today’s Step:

When you catch yourself thinking, “I should be doing more” or “I’m not doing enough,” pause. Take one breath and say:

“Jesus already finished what I could never complete.”

Then ask God, “Where am I still striving instead of resting in Your finished work?”

Closing Prayer:

Father God,

Thank You that the work of salvation is not resting on my shoulders. Thank You that Jesus finished what I could never complete. Forgive me for the ways I still try to prove myself. Teach me to live from acceptance instead of striving toward it. Help me rest in Your grace and trust that what You have done is truly enough.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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In this second episode of the Identity series, we move from why receiving is hard to how we actually learn to receive. Mo shares a personal story from her teenage years that revealed her struggle to accept even simple compliments — a struggle that mirrors how many of us approach God’s grace.

This episode explores what we truly receive in Christ — His rest, His glory, and intimate relationship — and why learning to receive is not just for our own healing, but essential to loving others well. As Jesus said, “Freely you have received; freely give.” If we have not learned to receive freely from God, we will struggle to give freely to others.

This is an invitation to stop striving, rest in Christ’s finished work, and practice opening the door of your heart to receive what God has already given.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

• Mo’s personal story about learning to take a compliment
• What it means to receive Christ’s finished work rather than strive
• Why receiving is relational, not transactional (John 1:12)
• What we receive in Christ: His rest, His glory, and intimate relationship
• Why receiving is difficult — and holy
• How “Freely you have received; freely give” (Matthew 10:8) shapes our ability to love others

Key Takeaway:

Learning to receive is not just about your own healing — it shapes how you love, serve, and give to others. We receive freely so that we can give freely.

Signature Truth from This Episode:

“My identity is not something I achieve — it’s something I receive in Christ.”

Today’s Step:

Practice opening the door to receive one small gift today — a compliment, help, kindness, or even a quiet moment of rest. Resist the urge to deflect or return it. Simply say, “Thank you.”

Later, ask God:

“Where am I still working instead of resting in Your finished work?”

Closing Prayer:

Father God,

We confess that receiving can be hard for us. Sometimes we are more comfortable striving than resting, and more willing to work than trust.

Thank You that Your love is safe. Thank You that Your gifts are freely given. Thank You that Your finished work is enough.

Teach us how to receive — not just with our minds, but with our hearts. Help us open the door when You knock. Help us rest in what You have already done and live from Your grace instead of our effort.

We surrender our striving to You today and choose to receive Your peace, Your presence, and Your love.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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