I am established, anointed and sealed by God.

2 Cor 1:21-22 “Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”

God sets me in a firm union with Jesus. I am established in Christ, anointed by God, sealed with signs of His ownership and injected with the Holy Spirit.

I have tried to work out the establishment of this relationship.  I have been trying to do it in my own strength. I have been trying to do what God has already done for me. I have been getting angry and bitter with God because I cannot do it.  I have been lead astray.

I was lead astray by lies.

 “It is God who makes both Paul and David (that’s me) stand firm in Christ.  He has anointed me, “officially, designated me as set apart”

Established:

“Could they but understand how just their own efforts are the cause of their failure, because it is God alone who can establish us in Christ Jesus. They would see that just as in justification they had to cease from their own working, and to accept in faith the promise that God would give them life in Christ, so now, in the matter of their sanctification, their first need is to cease from striving themselves to establish the connection with Christ more firmly, and to allow God to do it. "God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ." What they need is the simple faith that the stablishing in Christ, day by day, is God's work--a work that He delights to do, in spite of all our weakness and unfaithfulness, if we will but trust Him for it.”  Andrew Murray, Abide in Christ Ch12 http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/murray/5f00.0562/5f00.0562.c.htm

Anointed:

“The specific practice of anointing by pouring oil on the head was used as a symbolic act for officially, designating and setting apart a person for a certain, public, leadership function in the community. It was a one-time event much like an inauguration or ordination. Things could also be sanctified or dedicated to a special purpose for God by anointing (Exo. 29:36). The three kinds of leaders anointed for their ministries in the Old Testament were: priests, and prophets.

A major difference between Israel and the other nations was that when God had someone anointed or authorized for leadership He also provided the empowering of the Holy Spirit to do the job.” Roger Cotton  http://www.agts.edu/faculty/faculty_publications/articles/cotton_anointing.pdf