My friend posted this statement on a social media site:
"Repeat something often enough and it will become you."
The other day I wrote about feeling trapped by your past. This statement made me think - Do we sometimes trap ourselves? I believe that we do. I know that I do sometimes. What we say to ourselves, what we choose to let ourselves think, is just as dangerous as our tongue can be to others. And it's just the foothold Satan needs to get you to believe more and bigger lies. This is where God's promises come in.
"His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." - 2 Peter 1:3-4
What you think, if you let it in long enough, will become your reality whether or not it is true. In the battle for your mind, be careful what tell yourself and what you let yourself believe about yourself. God promises freedom, love, victory, protection, guidance worthwhile-ness, purpose... I'm learning to measure every negative thought by the truth of His promises not by culture or even my own standards - especially when I get that trapped feeling.
I see God...
when I reject the lie and claim the promise.
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