The Spiritual Battle of Truth vs. Lies

A few months ago, a particular situation with someone close to me was weighing on my heart, and when things weren’t getting better, I began to feel very broken down and began to place the blame on myself. My insecurities about trust and vulnerability flared up, I became distant from my family as I fought an internal battle of fear and doubt and instead of bringing any of my emotions to prayer, I distracted myself with other unhealthy habits. One night as I was talking to a friend about what I was feeling, she spoke a single line of truth that broke through the storm of negativity I was feeling in my heart. She said “Emma, you are letting yourself believe a lie. A lie that you need to earn love. Love is not love if it has to be earned. Be gentle with yourself and let Jesus to take the reins”. BAM, cue the tears. I was letting my insecurities and hurt about that particular situation define WHO I WAS, instead of remembering WHOSE I was.

It has taken me a very long time to truly recognize that there are lies I still believe about myself, instead of rooting my identity in Christ. I’ve believed the lie that I am that one big mistake I made years ago, I am my most shameful insecurity, I am that rumour someone spread about me, I am that broken trust in a friendship, I am that season of anxiety and depression, I am _____. Fill in the blanks.

If you’ve never heard this before, I am here to tell you this truth. You are not broken. You are not unworthy. You are not rejected. You are BELOVED. You are STRONG. You are GOOD. And you are a CHILD OF GOD.

Friends, stop believing the lies that people, situations and our culture project on you! When you learn to recognize that these are lies, call them out and replace them with a truth. Look yourself in the mirror and say, out loud

“I renounce the lie that I am my biggest insecurities… I am a CHOSEN son/daughter of God. HE created me for a purpose!”

There is power in saying those words, out loud. When you learn to recognize the lies that the enemy tries to make you believe, you will be able to better respond with the truth of Christ’s unconditional and infinite love of you, just as you are, right now. Be gentle with yourself, and let Jesus takes the reins.