We’ve all played them—those games where you tell yourself you don’t measure up. Admit it. You know you’ve told yourself countless times that you aren’t good enough. You failed before, and you’ll fail again. Someone else is better than you. You are a miserable wretch.
I call these “head games.” They’re definitely games based on a negative dialog going on in your head: you know, those old broken records playing back on repeat again and again for your ears alone. But stop and ask yourself what the source of these broken records is. Why do they keep playing back in your head? Every time you stretch a little, this sniggering doubt rises up and stifles your confidence. Why? Why do you keep these records playing over and over? Why can’t you rise above it?
The answer to this question lies in the true source of these lies—they come from the Father of Lies (John 8:44), or Satan, a.k.a., the devil. He is also called the Accuser (Rev 12:10); the one who whispers defeatist messages into your ears and twists the truth so that you forget who you are.
Do you know who you are? Unfortunately, so many people do not know with assurance who they are, where they are going, or what the purpose of their life is. They are floundering in life’s murky waters, barely keeping their heads above water. But thanks be to God, when you learn the truth, you discover there is a far better way to live. The truth is beautiful, simple, and freely available to all! Here is the truth, with scripture proofs to back it all up.
You are a child of God, made in His image. Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”
You are blessed. “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth…” (Genesis 1:28).
You have a heavenly Father who is all powerful. He never sleeps nor slumbers. Psalm 121:4 promises us, “Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”
Your Father has you covered with His wings. He will protect you. “He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.” Psalm 91:4
God your Father never fails. Joshua 21:45 promises, “Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.” And, Job 42:2 says, ““I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”
You were created with a purpose. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
You were made to do great things. Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Even the bad things that happen to you can accomplish good in your life. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 Note: this was written by Paul, who probably had more bad things happen in his life than any person in history, although Job might give him some stiff competition!
People who do bad things will be punished for them. Ecc 12:14 asserts: “For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.”
The only way to contentment and peace is found in Jesus Christ. John 14: 6 says, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
You weren’t meant to live a life of brokenness, darkness, and defeat. Jesus will carry your load for you. Do you believe this? Do you need to come to Jesus today? He is waiting to wrap you in His loving arms.
Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). Come to Jesus and He will lift you out of the murky waters of your life. He will heal your hurting soul. Divorce, debt, drugs, whatever your burdens may be, Jesus is the only answer. Leave it all behind today.
“If anyone desires to come after me,” said Jesus, “let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23). If you make this move today, your life will be forever changed. No longer will you be struggling under a heavy burden of despair. Jesus will walk with you and bring you through it. He will change your life! Psalm 91:10-11 promises that: “No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.”
This promise is for everyone who will accept it. There are none turned away. No one, absolutely no one, is out of His reach, and there is no sin that He cannot forgive. Nothing is impossible with Him. “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). He has already paid the price for your sin, so your heart is the only barrier keeping you apart from God! Open your heart to Him today.
From Peggy's Pen 