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Her Adequacy
So many times in life we feel inadequate - our pasts hanging in the back of our mind and our flaws focusing in on us like a sharp shooter. Some days we feel beautiful and some days we do not. This roller coaster of emotions drives us crazy and we wonder, “Will I ever feel beautiful again?”
You will and you are.
Our worth has been under attack from the evil one since the Garden of Eden. The serpent lied to Eve, telling her that if she ate the forbidden fruit she would be like God. But WAIT… she was already like God. She was made in His image. The man and woman both were made in God’s likeness. The enemy began to make her doubt her worth by planting lies in her mind. If he could make her doubt her worth, he could cause her to give up her position of royalty. Due to believing these lies, she gave up her position as a princess of God. Satan is the father of lies and he wants to take away our position as daughters of God. He will send people or things to discourage us. Hurtful words from others can really do damage to our identity if we do not know who we are and whose we are. It is important that we listen to Jesus and Jesus alone! There are many voices pulling on us every day– friends, family, media, our own mind, and the enemy. This is why the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 12:2 saying,
“Be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.”
Everything you do flows from what you think. If we think like the world and not like Christ, we cannot know or live in God’s will for our lives. That is why Paul told the Church of Rome to let God transform them by renewing the way they think. How do we do this? We must consume our minds and hearts with Jesus. As we begin to live our lives before Jesus, always seeking Him and loving Him, our hearts begin to long for what He longs for, and our thoughts line up with His Word.
Abba Father wants you to know your worth. He does not want you seeking it from people or things. The only way to know your worth is to know the One who gives it! Are you daily getting to know Jesus better? Are you reading His Word and applying it to your life? Jesus is your Prince, and He desires that you truly live in peace. Apart from Him there is no peace, and there is no worth. He came to give life and life more abundantly.
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