Be careful what you tell yourself, you are listening!

How many of us have told ourselves that we are stupid when we did something that in reality was stupid or just plain wrong. But it is one thing to say that what we did was stupid, but quite another thing to confuse this with our identity as someone who is stupid. We pray “Kingdom of God come on earth as it is in heaven,” and we need to realize that in heaven no-one will call us stupid. The point is that God does not see us this way, and to call ourselves stupid is to do the work of the enemy, which is to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10a).

We have all likely done this, and when we realize what we have done is not right, rather than simply brushing it off, we need to repent of doing the enemy’s job. There is no condemnation here (Romans 8:1), but we do need to clear the air. When we confess not only are we forgiven, but we are also cleansed (1 John 1:9). I think of this as putting the cross between me and the enemy and in this way the pollution is also dealt, and we realize that he is the toothless lion he really is.

Words are powerful (Proverbs 18:21). What we tell ourselves is not neutral, be it positive or negative. And we need to replace the enemy's lies with positive truths. And the truth is that in God’s eyes we are all amazing. You know God don’t make no junk, and in His eyes you are precious and valuable (me too :) ). And we need to choose to believe this and tell ourselves this truth until we believe it. And then we need to tell it to ourselves because we believe it!

Father, the enemy so wants us to be covered with guilt and shame, because it debilitates us and keeps us from freedom. You have made us worthy to be accepted Lord (Ephesians 1:6), You have qualified us for the Kingdom (Colossians 1:12), so to confess anything else is to believe a lie. And we have all likely done this, so I thank You again this morning Lord for Your forgiveness and cleansing In Jesus Name Amen