![]() Start believing what God says about you that He is pleased with how He created you and that only God defines you. Stop accepting what others have said about you, labeled you and defined you. These two positive changes will truly bless you and help you to live the life that God has for you.įirst, abandon any image of yourself that is not from God. My dear friend, if I were there with you, I would wish to hold your hand, pray with you, and encourage you to do two things: see yourself the way God sees you, and make sure you have godly, like-minded friends in your life. If Jesus had died to save me and forgive my sins and chose to forget my sin, why was I holding onto it so tightly?įrom that moment on, I chose to identify myself through Jesus Christ. I came to realize without a doubt that Jesus went to the cross to take away my sin and that God has chosen to forget my sin. I began to meditate on God’s word and realized that I had a self-identity built on lies and deception. I prayed to let go of all the strongholds that I had in my life, some of which had been with me for most of my adult life. I prayed for God to help me see myself through his eyes. I realized one day that I had bought into all the lies about myself that Satan had been selling me- hook, line, and sinker. I started to pray that God would work a miracle in my life. I was and am worthy of everything God has in store for me.įriends, I could not even look in the mirror without feeling shameful about my past. During each session, the encouragement I received would open my eyes and made me realize that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. This trainer literally walked into my life and started to demand that I see myself the way God sees me. I sought out a personal trainer with hopes of becoming more healthy and strong, and I got an ambassador for Christ who started speaking truth about Christ’s love for me. My right time was about a year ago, at the gym. God has a way of working through the body of Christ, and bringing encouraging people into your life at just the right time. He saw my pain and knew I needed encouragement. Shame and guilt were my constant companions.Įven after I became a believer, I was locked in the chains of my sin.īut God saw me. It was during this time I had a large hole in my life that I filled with alcohol and inappropriate relationships. This was before I came to know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I didn’t really believe that God loved me. I felt my past actions made me unworthy of God’s love. In addition to these feelings of inadequacy with my family, I also struggled deeply because of a very violent and traumatic act that happened to me in my early 20’s. Do I show my children enough love? How can I possibly be a good mom? ![]() ![]() I would be overcome with guilt at the things that I did not accomplish during the day with my family. As a wife, a mother, and as myself, I would spend hours worrying if I am doing a good enough job with anything in my life. ![]()
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