"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy- think about such things." ~Phil 4:8
I'm sure many of you have struggled with keeping your mind in the right place. For me currently i'm not struggling to keep my mind out of the gutter, what I am struggling with is all of those negative thoughts that like to pop up when you are feeling down. The usual that Satan tries to get me with... "your not worth it," "you're a failure," "You're not pretty enough, smart enough, etc..." "life is never going to be good for you."
Thankfully throughout the years, and especially the past six months or so, I've really grown a lot in this area. I think that when you finally find the one who loves you, with all the flaws you think are so obvious, and learn that they still love you and aren't going anywhere. I think that finally woke me up.
God has always loved me, He knew my flaws, but He knows that no imperfection is too big that He can't use. And maybe the things I view as imperfections, aren't flaws at all. Maybe they are just the things that make me unique and that He uses. In the verse above the "true," and "right" are what stick out to me this morning. Satan is full of lies. God speaks love and is always there saying to me, "you are worth it, you are not a failure because you have ME. I created you to be just the way you are. You are pretty. You are smart. You are worthy of love. And sometimes life turns out differently than you think it might, but it is nothing that is out of my control."
For once in my life I feel prepared to fight against the lies floating around in my head. And I'm thankful for the people God places in our lives to help teach us these lessons.
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"The calmer of the sea, here in this room with me.
So gently welcoming, the weakest things in me...
Oh Jesus You became, what was my deepest shame.
That at your very name, my calloused heart would change.
How could you perfect one love me when I have done,
nothing that's worthy of my freedom you have won?"
~Bethany Dillon
I'm thankful for my many blessings. I'm thankful to see the sun shining outside, even if it's supposed to rain most of the day. I'm thankful that God is providing Kayleena to come help out at the house today, and hopefully get it back into order after having been gone the past couple of weeks. I'm thankful that Andrew is turning 15 tomorrow! (even if I don't believe it ;-) There is so much to be thankful for, and I'm focusing on those things today.
What are you thankful for?
I'm sure many of you have struggled with keeping your mind in the right place. For me currently i'm not struggling to keep my mind out of the gutter, what I am struggling with is all of those negative thoughts that like to pop up when you are feeling down. The usual that Satan tries to get me with... "your not worth it," "you're a failure," "You're not pretty enough, smart enough, etc..." "life is never going to be good for you."
Thankfully throughout the years, and especially the past six months or so, I've really grown a lot in this area. I think that when you finally find the one who loves you, with all the flaws you think are so obvious, and learn that they still love you and aren't going anywhere. I think that finally woke me up.
God has always loved me, He knew my flaws, but He knows that no imperfection is too big that He can't use. And maybe the things I view as imperfections, aren't flaws at all. Maybe they are just the things that make me unique and that He uses. In the verse above the "true," and "right" are what stick out to me this morning. Satan is full of lies. God speaks love and is always there saying to me, "you are worth it, you are not a failure because you have ME. I created you to be just the way you are. You are pretty. You are smart. You are worthy of love. And sometimes life turns out differently than you think it might, but it is nothing that is out of my control."
For once in my life I feel prepared to fight against the lies floating around in my head. And I'm thankful for the people God places in our lives to help teach us these lessons.
____________________________________________
"The calmer of the sea, here in this room with me.
So gently welcoming, the weakest things in me...
Oh Jesus You became, what was my deepest shame.
That at your very name, my calloused heart would change.
How could you perfect one love me when I have done,
nothing that's worthy of my freedom you have won?"
~Bethany Dillon
I'm thankful for my many blessings. I'm thankful to see the sun shining outside, even if it's supposed to rain most of the day. I'm thankful that God is providing Kayleena to come help out at the house today, and hopefully get it back into order after having been gone the past couple of weeks. I'm thankful that Andrew is turning 15 tomorrow! (even if I don't believe it ;-) There is so much to be thankful for, and I'm focusing on those things today.
What are you thankful for?
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