We Are What We Think

"As a man thinks... so is he." Proverbs 23:7

 

Have you ever had a hard time with the way you think about yourself? I know I have. Fat, ugly, stupid, never good enough - it seems I've "subconsciously" called myself everything. Of course, those things couldn't be further from the truth! 

In reality, most of us think things that are not true about ourselves, resulting in insecurities, fears, and doubts - doubts about how others see us, about our own lives, and about our futures in God. But do you know what this does? It reinforces the lies the enemy tries to make us believe. We can't expect to ask other people to value our worth if we already think we are not worth anything. They will most likely come to that same conclusion as we have. Why? "As a man thinks, so is he."
 
How have you thought about yourself lately? How have you thought of other people? More often than not, these two are related. If we tend to have a negative perspective about ourselves, then this will manifest itself in our lives. We are a mirror for the world around us. Weird, huh. Don't believe it? Ask a jealous person how they feel on the inside. More than likely, (and I've been there), the majority of the time, they will feel as though they have no worth. 

 

The truth of the matter is, we have so much to offer. We don't need to continue to believe the lies about ourselves that we are without value. What do you have to offer? If you can't think of anything, begin with the fact that you are first a child of God.
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father... So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." Matthew 10:29-31

 

Don't let the enemy steal your destiny from you. Own your worth in Him today. You'll feel much better seeing yourself through God's eyes.


Battleground of the Mind

“So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.” -Romans 8:6 

Has your mind ever gotten the best of you?

Every day, there is a great temptation to believe the worst about someone or something that has happened to us.  Even greater, is the temptation to believe the worst of God, that due to something that has happened or not happened; that He is not good, and He is not on our side.

It is so true that our minds are a battlefield.  The enemy uses this battlefield to gain ground - to try to use things and situations that have happened to us to turn us away from God.  He reminds us of our past, brings up regrets, and brings others to mind who we think have it better than we do, all to get us off track.  He tries to discourage us from the things that are important to us.  The enemy wants us to be nothing more than worms, thinking negative, discouraging thoughts, all the time!  He doesn’t want us to inherit the destiny that God has planned for us.  His greatest weapon is to knock us out of faith and trust, straight into doubt and discouragement.

Perhaps there are people who do have it better than us.  Perhaps what happened to us was indeed really bad! But when all we can think about is the fact that everyone has it better than us, we are letting our mind and the enemy get the better of us.  Therefore, it is essential that we thank God every day for the thing or things that are good in our lives, (even if it doesn't seem like a lot).  Even if it doesn't seem good to us, there is always someone who is going to be worse off than us. We have to train our minds to think faith-filled thoughts, instead of negative ones. We have to fill our minds with scripture. We need to put ourselves around people who can encourage us, and whom we can encourage too. 

Don’t let your mind get the better of you.  Pray that God will help you fill your mind with good, helpful, and encouraging thoughts - and that this would propel you into the very places that God has ordained for you.