I'm uptight. I'm faultfinding. I'm anxious. I'm unsteady. I'm...... wait! I'm not those things! They may be things I need improvement on or delivery from or whatever but those things do not make me who I am. I am a child of the most high God. I am righteousness. I am loved. I am cherished by my heavenly father. I am Jodi born in WV in 1970something and raised in Indiana... that's who I am.
Do you ever allow your circumstances to dictate who you are? Do you feel angry? Do you feel depressed? Do you feel not good enough? Do you feel like your always right or always wrong? Those feelings are just FEELINGS. They are not who you are. You are not angry you feel angry. You are not depressed you feel depressed. You are not always right you just feel you are...(see how I did that?) :) We've got to take back our right as children from the royal blood line. We are not a victim of our human genealogy. We need to stop saying "well mom had it so I'll get it" or "3 of my family members deal with that so I'm bound to". We need to start speaking what we want instead of speaking about how we feel. Something like this "Father I thank you that I don't have to worry about the world around me because your Word says that although I am in this world I'm not of this world. Your word promises that you work everything out for good to those whom you love and I know you love me no matter what. Help me to trust you when my faith is failing. Help me to realize that I am powerless without you but because I have your spirit dwelling within me I can rest in that and know that you are for me and not against me. I won't consume my mind with news headlines or facebook posts but instead I will fill my mind and heart with your word and your godly counsel".
It doesn't take much to start the process of change in thoughts, behavior, actions, or words but it does take a lot to continue those behaviors. It's daily...heck it's every second that we need to focus on the good things of this world and of us and those around us.
The next time you hear your inner voice tell you you're nothing or worthless, that you're always stressed or broken, that you can't do this or won't finish that...prove that voice wrong and say the opposite. I am somebody and I am worth something. I don't have to live with stress or brokenness and I can prove that I will do that and finish this. The more you disagree with the negative the easier the positive will become.
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