The markings of Christ in the life of a believer.

“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” Philippians 3:10

If you are a believer you will have the markings of Christ in your life. This is unavoidable for those who come to know the Living Christ.

We live in a narcissistic society and are self driven people.

God has no ego and is motivated by unconditional love to save souls.

God designed the Cross to breach the gap between human nature and the life of God.

The Cross causes you to deny yourself and live for Christ.

You become a new creature in Christ Jesus and old things pass away and all things become new.

This causes pain and suffering as you have to be crucified to the things of the flesh and learn to walk with the values of God.

God creates hardships and sorrow in your life. They are purposed to strengthen your faith and train you in the ways of God.

The spiritual man faces all kinds of afflictions dealing in the war between light and darkness.

Fortitude is a mark of a Christ follower. Jesus gives you His courage as He faced the Cross to deal with pain or adversity. 

The Cross creates the character of Jesus in your personality. You become a humble and gentle person esteeming others above yourself. You have no desire for boasting because God is your provider and keeper.

The Cross teaches you to walk by faith believing in the promises of God. You live in the world but you are not motivated by the machinations (or schemes) of the world. 

The Cross makes you see yourself for who you are and identify with your abject unworthiness to God. 

The Cross gives you the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and your navigator through life. He is the source of the resurrected power of Christ which helps you meet all the challenges of life.

The Cross gives you the ability to have an embracing and vibrant relationship with the Living Christ. Jesus speaks to you and teaches you how to live with His values.

The Christ follower is marked with a brazen quality. When you fall, God picks you up. He fills you with boldness and erases the shame with the blood of Christ. 

The most significant marking of the Cross is waking up each day with an attitude of “Not my will but Yours be done.”