IMAGINE IF EVERYTHING YOU SAID
ABOUT YOURSELF BECAME REALITY:
Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinks
in his heart, so is he…”
Do you realize that our thoughts
about the day ahead, self-thoughts or how we view ourselves, other people, and EVERY OTHER aspect of our
life actually creates within our spirit certain expectations? These
expectations then produce our actions and reactions; in turn we create reality
because our actions followed our thoughts. It is easy to see how someone who
has been told they are ugly or worthless for many years will begin to believe
it. Some people are told they are no good, unworthy, unlovable, disgusting, the
lies go on and on and on…
Perhaps you’ve been lied to. The
key to overcoming this issue is easier then you may think… ARE YOU READY FOR
IT???
“We demolish arguments and every
pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take
captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Cor. 10:5
If we think negative thoughts about
something or someone (including ourselves), chances are we will act out in a
way that will produce a negative outcome. The key to this is once we begin to
feel that negative or critical spirit rising up within, we need to quickly
recognize the feeling and dismiss it or address it. Never let negative thoughts
or feeling linger… THEY ONLY PRODUCE MONSTERS (such as envy, jealously, anger,
guilt, shame, etc.)!
Have you ever met someone that
found the good in EVERYONE AND ANYONE? That no matter how bad the circumstances
looked, they never gave up believing the best! The truth is that our
perspective on life is critical. In order to have a positive perspective we
must begin realizing when a negative thought or feeling is impeding our spirits
and at that point either dismiss it or address it.
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 says the Lord
has placed life and death in front of us. Then He ENCOURAGES us to choose life.
I believe far too often that we allow fear, anxiety, and stress to rob us of
our joy. The Bible never promises an easy life, but it is full of promises. One
of my favorites is:
Genesis 50:20, “You intended to
harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I
could save the lives of many people. No, don’t be afraid. I will continue to
take care of you and your children.”
Another promise is, “The LORD is
for me, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” Psalm 118:6
Bottom line: The Bible is full of
FLAWED people who had to choose to stop believing their pasts would define
their futures. Instead they accomplished AMAZING things THROUGH AMAZING COURAGE
because they KNEW they served an AMAZING GOD!
That same AMAZING GOD made you! He
NEVER has and NEVER will make a MISTAKE. That makes you part of His AMAZING
CREATION. He loves you! He has a plan and a purpose for your life – and if
you’re reading this, your life isn’t over yet! Don’t let the things people have
said to you or about you detour you from accomplishing AWESOMENESS by being who
God created you to be!
I’m sure the world told David he
was too small… He knew how BIG his God was! Moses wasn’t good at public
speaking… He chose to look past his flaws! Joseph would never get out of
prison… He didn’t forget God has a plan and purpose for every life! Noah was
too old… He didn’t pay attention to those who laughed and called him crazy (although
you’d have to be a bit crazy to build a boat in the desert)! Abraham was 100
years old before God would fulfill His promise of a son… I wonder if he ever
thought, “I maybe a bit too old for this”. Either way, he never gave up HOPE!
Just like these examples from the
Bible, God is not FINISHED with you yet. Stop believing the lies you and others
have planted in your brain. Instead choose to believe life… Choose to believe
BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD! You can do this… You are the only you the world will
ever have and God wants to do AMAZING THINGS THROUGH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE AN
AMAZING CREATION OF AN AMAZING GOD!
