Lies

Hi Girls,

What kinds of things do people tell you? Are you often complimented? Hopefully. Although sometimes people in our lives act to enforce negative thoughts in us. They tell us their opinion about what we do or say or believe and it's not necessarily good. Sometimes people tear us down instead of help us. And this can happen sometimes without even them meaning to hurt us. After all, isn't it the people closest to you who hurt you the most?

Well, whether or not someone has good or bad intentions by telling us something negative, we can choose to believe it or not. Maybe you weren't raised in a household where you were told that your are beautiful and intelligent. Or perhaps your boyfriend or husband doesn't compliment you that often on all the ways you try to make your house a home or on your abilities as girlfriend or wife. So it gets you thinking that perhaps your a bad wife or lousy friend. These words said to us become part of who we are if we let them. After all, if you've been told over and over that you're only average looking or not really that smart, you may start to believe those things.

Those are lies! After all, you're a daughter of the most high God. So think about it, since God created you, do you honestly thinking there is anything lacking? That's insulting the creator God! We can't do that. We have to look at ourselves through God's eyes. See ourselves as he sees us, only then will we be believing the honest truth about ourselves and not opinions of other people. You should ask God how he sees you. He'll show you  or tell you in someway. It's important to have your ears open to listen.

Now, obviously, we all know that we're not perfect but the problem with allowing negative beliefs about ourselves to become part of the way we see ourselves, allows those negative beliefs to grow. They get reinforced. So ya, we're not good at everything but hey, it's God's approval that matters, not peoples. We just don't need to concentrate on the negative. For example, perhaps you've often been told that you're just not cut out to handle your finances, that your husband should do it or that your a nasty cook or perhaps even not skilled at the job you hold- those beliefs (whether or not their true) can reinforce themselves. If you think you can't cook, eventually you won't even try and learn, the fact that you may enjoy it gets snuffed out. Or you can't manage your own finances, why try? You'll just tell yourself you can't do it anyway and set up yourself for failure.

We can't do this to ourselves girls. We can admit we're not that good at something. That's natural. No ones perfect. But admitting that should not prevent ourselves from trying to improve, especially if it's something we like. Just because you're not good at something doesn't mean you can't get better, become proficient at it. It's really up to you if you want to keep trying or not. Don't let negative things that people tell you shape what you believe about your own abilities.

Philippians 4:13 tells us "For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." So reject those lies girls and start to live in the truth. God's opinion is what matters and he loves you a ton so don't worry about your shortcomings, his strength is sufficient to complete any task before you!