Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Are you addicted to the things of this

world? Money, power, possessions, pleasure? These things have the ability to grip our hearts in

unexpected ways. In today's episode, we're going to listen to another session from Paul's

conference material. Your Walk with God is a community project. In it, Paul wants to help us see

how finding our identity in the things of earth will lead us to all the wrong things, and how finding our

identity in Christ is the only solution. If you're interested in hearing more on this topic,

you can purchase the full conference at paultrip.com slash community. Here's Paul on rooting your

identity in Christ. Now together we spent our first moments looking at this reality of identity, that a fruitful and effective

Christian life really is rooted in getting your identity right. First, it's rooted

in that profound sense of need. Listen, I'm, you shouldn't be overwhelmed that you feel needy.

Feeling needy is the work of grace.

You should be afraid when you don't.

Your weakness is not in the way of what God would do.

Your delusions of strength is or are.

You need to be blown away, to be astounded by what you've been given in the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,

but not just amazed, an amazement that results in a radical new way of living

that now you live in a different way.

Let me say it this way.

Every day, maybe many times a day, you're measuring your potential.

It's a distinctively human thing to do.

That little toddler who's just learning to walk, holding on to his mommy's knee,

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