We are made in God's image and likeness. That said, there are certain characteristics that we have that God has. Since the fall of man through sin, we have been bogged down with the influences of the fallen world around us, our own carnal, fleshly nature, and the spirit and influence of Satan, who wants nothing more than to sift all of humanity like wheat. However, God's gift to the world did an extraordinary thing. Because of Christ's birth, death, resurrection, and sending of the Holy Spirit, when we choose to receive Him into our hearts and lives, He does an amazing thing in us. He places His Spirit in us so He can see inside of us. He sees our old self, the one we start out with, sees our potential, and when we trust Him and allow Him to take the reigns on our lives, He brings us to our future self, the one that is becoming more like Jesus, and that opens the door to so much more.