I Am..... Vs. I Feel.....

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“I Am…….. Vs. I Feel……..”

Ephesians 2:10 NLT- For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

 

I have shared with you all within the past year how I have struggled with self-esteem most of my life.  Having been in therapy for the past almost 3 years now, I have learned so much about how my past and childhood affects how I am as an adult now.  Those who know me well know that I come down hard on myself when I do or say something stupid and mess up.  I talk down to myself pretty bad and my family is often reminding me that I should not be doing this.  I am not nice to myself at all when I mess up. 

 

The enemy likes to make me think that I am the dumbest person to ever walk the earth.  I find a lot of mental battles each day.  Something my therapist has really helped me work through is to remember that when I feel something, that doesn’t make it true.  I need to remember what God says in His Word about who I am.  I have had to work really hard to keep my mind positive about who God says I am.  The enemy gets VERY loud each day trying to throw negative thoughts my way about myself and how I’ve messed up in life.  He loves to constantly remind me of my faults, while God wants to constantly remind me that I am unconditionally loved and, as Paul states, I am God’s masterpiece. 

 

I am sharing this with you all today as I am confident there are people who will read this devotional and completely relate to what I am saying.  Many of you find yourselves bashing yourselves verbally and mentally each day.  You think you never do things right or amount to anything.  The enemy is very, very sly in getting us to feel dumb, stupid and worthless.  This is a LIE from Hell and we cannot believe it!

 

I know that I will battle these thoughts for the rest of my life, but I also know that God will remind me who I am in Him.  I am His masterpiece.  I am special and unique in the Kingdom.  We all need to remember that we are special and unique to Him. 

 

I’m often finding that, with a snap of a finger, I can mentally be thrown into a negative mental pit where I am bombarded with negative thoughts about myself and I get buried with those.  I’ve never thought so much about mental health in all my life before and now I have a taste of what many people struggle with day in and day out.  I want to end with more words from Paul that should remind us each day to focus on whatever is beneficial.

 

Philippians 4:8 NIV- Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

 

“I Am…….” is what God says about us.  “I Feel……” is often what the enemy says.