Your Identity in Christ: Don't Forget Who Is at Work Within You

Your identity in Christ and your place in His body. "The beauty of the body of Christ is that each and every part is unique, your marriage included, and God will use your uniqueness for His purposes if you let Him." Starting from that line in their book Marriage After God, Aaron and Jennifer Smith encourage every believer who feels overlooked, unqualified, or less spiritual than others: you are a vital, necessary part of the body, and God has given you His Spirit and gifts for His purposes. Walking through Colossians 3:10-11, Romans 12:4-5, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 2 Chronicles 7:1, and Ephesians 3:14-21, they show that God fills His whole temple, not just parts of it, expose comparison and self-disqualification as pride and lies, and invite you and your spouse to say yes to God.