You are Not the "Not's"

Whether you are thirteen, thirty-three, sixty-three or ninety three, obstacles will always be present in your life. 

Being told you are not good enough, not smart enough, not pretty enough, not ....just "not", will happen nearly every day in your life. How you choose to react to the "not's" will determine how you grow as a person.

The"not's" or the "not enough's" have a way of tearing down the person you were meant to be. They chip away at your self-confidence, your self-worth and your self-image until all that remains is self-pity.

If you listen and embrace the "not's" your answer will change from "I can" to "I can't". And when this subtle change occurs - with one apostrophe and one "t" - your view of yourself will change. With this shift, you will allow the outside of you to transform the inside of you, and you will lessen the who God has planned for you to be.

Some days, all you will hear is the "not's" about yourself, but when you are bombarded with the "not's" you have to hold onto the "you are's".

You are known by God (Jeremiah 1:4-6)

You are planned to do great things (Jeremiah 29:11)

You are chosen above all others (Deuteronomy 10:15, John 15:16)

You are a part of a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9)

You are loved (John 3:16, 1 John 3:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:13)

You are a beautiful, chosen, beloved child of God.

You are so much more than any "not" this world can throw at you.

But you must believe it. You must hold onto and embrace the "you are's" and allow your inside "you are's" to transform your outside "not's". And in doing so, you will become the holy, chosen, rare gift God created you to be.

Because: you are enough, you are special, you are beautiful, you are worthy, you are...you are just who God made you to be.

Scripture

John 16:32-33

Quote of the Day

‘“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”

St. Catherine of Sienna

Question of the Day

What "not" do you believe about yourself and how can you embrace a "you are" to wipe the "not" away?

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