My identity in Christ πππ
Yesterday, my husband told me I can now pick up my passport from the agency who processed my visa. You might be wondering why I still need visa if I have already married a local? well, Cambodia has a different system about citizenship. Marrying a local won't automatically acquire me to be a "Khmer". It doesn't work that way, since citizenship should be given freely by the King π
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For now, we are fine renewing my visa and paying some other IDs for my identification, so I may legally stay and work in this country - the Kingdom of Wonders!
I have been working as a university lecturer for more than a decade now, and as you can see, I needed to process some identifications every year. Yes it's a lot and I needed to abide the law: I have work permit, NSFF (It's a national health card aside from other health insurance issued by any company) and my business card if I don't bring my passport with me.
Aside from my passport, these cards are important to bring with me all the time. It will answer any query about my identity and what's the purpose of me living and staying here in Cambodia. For me it's ok not to have a dual citizenship here yet, what's more important is I am a citizen of heaven, given and approved by the highest King - Jesus!
Romans 8:6 says
"For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace"
I realized that what I tell myself everyday matters. If I believe something about my identity that is not true, then I will struggle to believe what God says about me. But, when I root my identity in God and allow His Spirit to shape my life, I will begin to see myself the way He sees me. This changes everything!
My words and actions reveal the narratives about myself. I need to shift my perspective. It's important to declare the truths from the scripture. Some of these declarations are:
πI am enough because I am a child of God (John 1:12-13)
πI am greatly loved (1 John 3:1)
πNothing can separate me from God's love (Romans 8:38-39)
I ask David, what is your citizenship? He said I am half Khmer half Filipino of course!
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