“I Am.”  It is how the Lord describes/introduces Himself.  It also seem to be the answer to whatever state I am in.  The “I Am” transcends my condition.  “I Am” takes my focus from off of myself and places it upon the Lord.  When I find myself in difficult circumstances...  Well, it is just that.  I find myself when I really should be finding the Lord.  “I Am” is undeniable.  When the Lord says “I,” i must respond.  My focus/attention/worship cannot be on myself or any other thing and the Lord at the same time.  This is why all else fades in His presence.  “I Am” is a statement of authority.  On the issue of holiness, when the Lord says, “I Am,” I realize that i am not...  But when I surrender to the “I Am,” i find myself in Him, and all that He Is becomes available to me by His grace.  Living in this state requires a surrender to knowing that “i am not,” but “He Is.”