TRUTH
Today, we are going to start with truth. If we don’t know what TRUTH is, then we won’t know what a LIE is when we see it or hear it. “Satan would love for us to believe the lie of “not good enough.” (A Daughter’s Worth, p. 32) If Satan can distract us from the TRUTH of who God made us to be, then we feel like we are not good enough. Feelings are deceptive, so we need to know what truth is before our feelings get involved. Sometimes we need to tell our emotions what we KNOW is true so we don’t get distracted.
Look at 2 Corinthians 11:3: I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. Eve was created perfectly, by our perfect God. She walked in the Garden and talked with God personally. It was only when Satan began to mess with her head that she began to doubt who she was created to be. We need to know who we are in Christ so that when doubt creeps in, we don’t believe the LIES that will destroy our hearts. If Eve could be so easily deceived, we should not think that we can resist the devil when he wants to sneak those bad thoughts into our heads. We have to know the truth about what and who He says we are. We find out what God sees in us by getting to know him by reading his word and talking to him.
One of the neatest things about having eight daughters is that I have proof of how God can make us so individual, unique and BEAUTIFUL. No two daughters are alike, but they are all the same. God has gifted them in very different ways. I don’t expect them to react the same way, be good at the same subjects in school, wear the same style of clothes, or reach the same kind of people as their sisters. Wherever we go, we bring a party. Some are planners, some are preparers, some are entertainment, but ALL of them are fun. Sometimes one will be feeling down and we try to show her how blessed she is and how accepted she is. We acknowledge her feelings, but emphasize the TRUTH of the matter.
When one of my girls says, “I’m not smart enough”, it usually means – I wish I was smarter or had made better choices. Then we talk about how we can choose better next time. When they say “I’m not pretty”, it usually means they are comparing themselves to someone else, or someone has made fun of some part of them that day. Those days we talk about what makes them unique and how no other daughter on the face of the planet can be them. When one of my girls thinks they have no talent or special gifts they are usually thinking about someone they admire who is gifted in a certain area and has not looked at the ways God has gifted them to serve. We are all unique!!!!! God made each of us special! There could never be a more beautiful you than you are to your Heavenly Father. When you feel those doubts creep in, and they will creep in, push them out with the TRUTH of God’s Word.
“Protect the Father’s truth with everything you have. How? When Satan tries to distract you, confront the lie with scripture, combat deceit with prayer, and ignore the negative messages that Satan suggests. Thank God for His TRUTH. Ask Him to HELP you, His precious daughter, to EMBRACE (believe) it.” (p. 33)
Let’s PRAY:
We thank you Father that you have called us daughters. We thank you for sending your Son to us to enable us to refute the lies of the enemy of our souls. Help us to recognize your voice. We love you Father. Help us to ACCEPT your love. AMEN
“And because you are sons (DAUGHTERS), God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “ABBA! Father!” Galatians 4:6
The TRUTH is…God Loves YOU! I love you! Your leaders love you! Have a blessed day, girlfriends.
Mama T
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