Okay y'all, I have to admit that I was struggling with inspiration for this... until it smacked me right in the head!
You know how sometimes there's a common theme in our lives? I believe that means that God is trying to teach me something. Call it what you will (fate, God, the universe, coincidence), but any time that something is repeated, that usually means it's important.
I realized there's been theme in my life lately. It started with a book study I'm doing with some friends—we're reading Get Out of Your Head—where the book talks about how we believe lies. Then it came up in my devotional. Then it came up in multiple conversations with different people. Then it came up in one of my professor's lectures. So, I started to think that maybe there's a lesson to be learned for me, and maybe even for you. Here it is, drum roll please...
We are quick to believe lies, especially about ourselves.
Personal Struggle
I think I feel called to write about his topic because it applies directly to me. It's so easy to believe the lies. I wish I could explain why, but I'm not exactly sure. Maybe it's because it's easier to assume the worst than hope for the best? Maybe the lies are more convincing than the truth? Whatever the reason, it is a real struggle.
Personally, it's not just a struggle, it's a daily battle.
I want to make sure I'm being transparent with you when I blog, that you don't feel like it's a lecture or a sermon or a scolding. In fact, I'm usually learning things about myself as I write my blogs. That being said, I deal with believing lies. Here are some of the lies I've been wrestling with the most lately: I'm not enough, I'm not wanted, I'm alone, I'm not beautiful.
But these aren’t true!
It's a hard mentality, yet an easy reality. What I mean is, my mind is making things harder than they need to be. Yet, these are the lies that bounce around in my head, the ones that I deal with daily. The truth is that I'm enough, I'm wanted, I'm not alone, and I'm beautiful.
Now What?
The first part of taking down a lie is recognizing that it isn't true. After all, why would you stop believing something if you think it's true? So, we have to break down the falsification that has invaded our minds. The only way to do this is replace the lies with the truth. Don't cover over the lies, because then they would still be there. No! Completely eradicate yourself of the lie and fill your mind and heart with things that are true!
To face this daily battle, we have to arm ourselves with the truth.
Ultimately, by believing these lies we're holding ourselves back. We have enough difficulties in this life without our own minds creating battlefields. We have to make sure we're strong on the inside to be able to stand strong against the outside. It's not as easy as it sounds—that is, changing your mindset—but it is completely and 100% necessary.
I wish I could give you a perfect five step plan to stop believing the lies about you, but I'm still figuring things out for myself. It's a journey that we get to walk alongside each other. Self love is a journey that's not meant to be to be travelled alone, so take my hand and we'll travel together.
Dear Friends,
I mostly wanted to write this post for this next part. It would defeat the whole purpose of this post if I didn't equip you with weapons to face your daily battle for truth—there are truths I know about you, whether we've met or not. I know these things for a fact:
You are worthwhile.
When you smile, you put light into the world.
You are lovable and loved.
You are deserving.
You are made of the same things that create the stars and the moon.
You have infinite potential.
You are beautiful.
You are more than enough.
Don't let the lies drown out the truth of your beauty, your purpose, your worth. You are so much more than the lies you've believed—the lies you've believed. You are a warrior: wield your worth like a sword, your love like a shield, and your light as armor.
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