Who Do You Think You Are?

Have you ever come to the realization that something you believed was actually a lie? Difficult stuff.

Often we are confronted with the lies satan has told us and now we need to counter the lies with God's truth. The only way to truly do this well is to spend time reading and absorbing God's word. God's truth is written in the bible for us to read, memorize and apply to every nook and cranny of our lives.

Have you ever felt like you weren't anything special to anyone?

God's word says, "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. he will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zeph. 3:17 (NIV)

HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANYONE REJOICE OVER YOU WITH SINGING? GOD DOES!

Maybe you think you are nothing special.

God's word say, "For you are God's masterpiece. He has created you anew in Christ Jesus, so you can do the good things he planned for you long ago." Eph 2:10 (NLT)

YOU ARE A MASTERPIECE CREATED BY GOD!

Or perhaps you don't think anyone really cares about you.

God's word says, "You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure." Deut. 14:1 (NLT)

YOU ARE TREASURED!

Have you ever wondered where you belong or if you even do belong somewhere?

God's word says, "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine . . . you are precious in my eyes, and honoured, and I love you." Is 43:1,4 (ESV)

YOU ARE REDEEMED AND YOU ARE PRECIOUS IN GOD'S SIGHT!

Do you need to be reminded how much God loves you?

God's word says, "And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." Eph. 3:17b-18 (NIV)

YOU ARE LOVED!

I don't know if memorizing scripture is something that comes relatively easy for you, but I do know when we plant God's word in our hearts and minds our thinking shifts. If you wrestle with believing and standing firm on God's truth about who you are to him and what he thinks of you, then you need to find a quiet spot with your bible. Regularly read God's word and begin to plant his truth in your memory log. The odds are good this will take some time, diligence and intentional work on your part, but planting God's truth while you're uprooting satan's lies will shift our understanding of who we are to God and who our Father God is to us.

We need to use scripture as our frame of reference when it comes to what we feel in our hearts and what we see in the mirror. If we believe something which doesn't line up with scripture, then WE need to make the shift in our thinking and adjust our perspective. God's word is truth and our souls long for the sustenance of God's truth!

It doesn't matter our age or stage of life, as God's daughters, we need to rest in the arms of Father God KNOWING we are loved, treasured, chosen and redeemed.

Jo-Ann