Out of all that I read in the manuscript this hit home to me more than anything. I am guilty of saying and thinking wrong things about others but I am also quick to recognize it and ask for forgiveness. But, I am not so quick to recognize when I say and think wrong things about myself. In fact the wrong things I say and do tend to become a distorted truth to me that goes against how God sees me.
When I see myself as a goofup or a failure then I am not believing the truth of who God says that I am. His word declares that He has good plans for me to give me a future and a hope. His word also declares that I can do ALL things through Him, because He strengthens me. One translation words it a bit differently and says I can do all things through Him because He empowers me. So if God has good plans for us that cannot fail and His every thought towards us is good (see Psalm 139) then who am I to call what He created bad?
Your life may not look like you want it to but you are not a mistake and God does have a plan and a purpose for you! He loves you and He loves spending time with you. God has chosen and accepted you into the beloved.
I challenge you to watch the thoughts you have towards yourself and definately watch what you say about yourself. Get into the Word and find what God's word says about you. Begin speaking God's truth out of your mouth until His truth becomes a reality. Begin to laugh at the lies you thik about yourself.
One ministry that I have found that helps me speak God's truth about myself and whatever situation I am facing is Igniting Hope Ministries out of Bethel. Steve and Wendy Backlund have an amazing ministry to help others discover God's truth! Check out their website: www.ignitinghope.com for declarations you can begin declaring today. Their facebook page is also another great place to obtain Godly truth about yourself.
It is hard at first when you speak the lie out of your mouth and then laugh at it. When I began, I felt like crying more than laughing but I am keeping on until I have more of the joy of the Lord inside of me.
Last I challenge you to write down every lie you have ever thought, spoken, or believed. Also write down every lie that has been spoken over you by another or that you have perceived others felt about you.
Sometimes I think the words spoken to us or how we perceive others feel towards us can become the open door to what we begin to see and say about ourselves. All of my life I had felt unwanted and unchosen so a root of rejection began to grow within me. If I am not careful the actions and words of others can make me feel rejected and unimportant if I allow it to.
After you have written down all the lies take another piece of paper and begin writing down every truth that God reveals to you on how He sees you. Once you are done with both take the lies and rip them up as much as you can and throw the lies away! The lies are not who God says you are! Begin to mediate on the truth, speak the truth out of your mouth, speak what God's word says about who you are.
You have to replace the negative lies you have been thinking and speaking with the truth and the best way to do that is to replace every lie when it comes with the truth!!!! Above I have provided resources to begin speaking the trut of who God says you are: The Word of God, Igniting Hope Ministries, the truths about yourself that God gives you.
Here are some confessions to begin with on who God says that you are:
- You are special and unique! One of a kind!
- You are chosen!
- You are accepted!
- You are loved!
- You are healed!
- You are an overcomer!
- You are valuable!
- You are beautiful!
There are so many more truths you can begin decaring about yourself today! Go find the truth and begin declaring it over yourself today. May you begin to walk in more freedom, peace, and joy and may you begin to experiece the abundant life that Jesus died to give you.
Blessings and peace.
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