NEGATIVE WORDS ONLY CAUSE DESTRUCTION
You must understand this: In the last days there will be violent periods of time. People will be selfish and love money. They will brag, be arrogant, and use abusive language. They will curse their parents, show no gratitude, have no respect for what is holy, and lack normal affection for their families. They will refuse to make peace with anyone. They will be slanderous, lack self-control, be brutal, and have no love for what is good. They will be traitors. They will be reckless and conceited. They will love pleasure rather than God. They will appear to have a godly life, but they will not let its power change them. Stay away from such people.
Words do NOT define who you are, what you are or who you will become. Only God knows the places you will go & how your life will be used to serve Him. When we let the words of others make notches of negativity on our self-esteem we let go of trusting God for direction in our life. Be respectful to that individual that is telling you negative things, and do not accept their criticism. Faith begins when we cover our ears to negativity and stand up for who God made us to be. We are unique, strong and we may have limitations, but God doesn’t limit us from our destiny. No matter what people say, you will be who God groomed & designed you to be. The question is, “will you get there after overcoming mounds of down time due to what people say?” Or will you bypass that and slide into home plate full of confidence and smiles because you kept your focus on what God wanted for your life & not your critic’s negativity? You decide which ones are going to boost you, set you on your predestined path and motivate you. If your critics are family members say respectfully, “I love you, but God believes in me and whatever he says or does in my life is because I am a child of the most high.”
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before the argument gets out of control.
People often say you cannot accomplish things because they are in a negative state of mind in their life and believing in something positive is not an option. Brush it off and believe in the person that God has made. Listen to His sweet voice of surrender, forgiveness, hope & joy. Let Him build you up and do not allow those that are lost to influence your future. God already knows what you will do with your life and where you will go. It is not up to people to determine your self-worth that comes from the inside, a place only God can fill with happiness & confidence. Not everyone is going to be for you, most will be against you and that is okay. You do not need the crowd rooting for you because you have the biggest fan of all, the one who made you and will never forsake you. When everyone else turns away God is always there no matter how many times you walk away from him, he never leaves.
Always thank God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
When I was 22 years old I got pregnant by a guy I had been dating for three years. He left and threatened me the moment I told him I was pregnant. I was alone and scared. I didn’t feel like I had anyone to believe in me. I reached out to a foundation for women called Piedmont Women’s Center and they believed in me, boosted me to a new level of faith and reminded me that my Heavenly Father was all the support I needed. God trusted me enough to be a mom and he knew the struggles I would face during the pregnancy. I was called horrible names by friends & family. I was told I would never amount to anything or anyone. I was told my life was over and I might as well settle for a mediocre job working my fingers to the bone day and night. I let the negative talk hurt me for a long time, but I realized that after my miracle was born, no one focused on me anymore; they only focused on the precious child that was born. I realized that they were not for me, but against me. I also learned that my God was for me all the way and that was all that mattered. I dug my heels into my faith full force, refused to date, made up my mind that I would and could do this by the Grace of God. I kissed dating goodbye, focused on only my daughter and renewing my faith with Jesus Christ. My attitude was if God brought me to it he would bring me through it renewed and full of joy. Long story short my husband walked into my life literally, scoped me up, filled my heart with joy and love. He not only fell in love with me, but he adored my daughter. I knew that God was saying to me, “yes you have been through a lot of heartache, but you have believed in me and here is your spouse and daddy for your daughter I have been grooming.” I fell in love, head over heels at the love & support he had for my daughter. He asked me to marry him, I said yes. He adopted my daughter & we have two sons as well. You would never in a million years be able to tell that my husband did not father all three of our children. He loves all three children with everything he has to offer. God provided, but if I had let the negative talk and judgments that I went through affect me internally, I would have never set my faith in God to the highest level. Just for the record, I surpassed every negative judgment that was ever said about me. I did get married, I did have other children, I did get my college degree, I have succeeded and God still loves me. So nanny nanny boo boo!!
There isn’t any temptation that you have experienced which is unusual for humans. God, who faithfully keeps his promises, will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist. But when you are tempted, he will also give you the ability to endure the temptation as your way of escape.
Be conscious of how much external programming you are really soaking in. We all tell people to ignore someone if they are speaking unkind to them, but how much are we really ignoring? How much is sliding into our minds and being programmed as thoughts we really feel? Everyone around you feeds your mind daily with what is right, wrong, good or bad in their minds. They tell you exactly how they feel about every decision you are making or feel you might make. They open their mouths up to either boost your self-esteem or tear it down without realizing they are leaving scars that will always be there. We have to think about things before we say them and understand the impact our words have on others. The things that we mean for growth may come across as insulting and self-esteem breaking tools that leave impressions on the lives of others for years to come. You may not even think twice about something you say to someone and they may shrug it off. But deep down they will be reminded over and over subconsciously what you said and always try to overcome your negative notions about their life. When someone hurts you whether you accept it or “try” to avoid it, it still embeds itself deep down. One day while you are sitting down thinking about your life, that one statement will pop up. You will not realize it until then, that you actually took the statement in and it has been hiding in your body like a virus looking for a way to resurface.
Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.
“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.” Napoleon Hill
You have to remember that God will avenge us of our enemies and punish the wrong doers. We must be willing to go out of our way to make things right as soon as possible when a conflict arises, but that never means to endure negative and abuse treatment by words. You can walk away from such treatment, but you have to pray to God for strength for what your ears did hear. It will soak into your mind and attack you later. Know that on our own strength alone we will fail time and time again. We need the strength of God to overcome & push forward; releasing any negative words we have been called or heard in our life. God doesn’t want you to carry around negative baggage that you have picked up from every stop along the way. Some people seem to let negative words influence them in every single decision they make and this can be very damaging. You may be strong to walk away when a decision starts having negative comments, but your ears still heard everything that was said and it will embed itself deeper and deeper. You may think that it did not affect you and you are strong because you could walk away, but you will be surprised how those hurtful comments will resurface years down the road.
After having heard it all, this is the conclusion: Fear God, and keep his commands, because this applies to everyone. God will certainly judge everything that is done. This includes every secret thing, whether it is good or bad.
My point is to go to prayer about the things you have been through or heard, let God cleanse you so that those negative comments do not come sneaking back into your mind later on in life. You are worth everything to God, he loves you and he adores you just the way you are. You are beautiful to Him, accepted by Him and encouraged by Him daily. He would never tell you that you needed to be this way or that, he leads by example and supplies ample amounts of mercy & grace. When someone tells you, you are not worth it, remind them you are worth it because Jesus paid the ultimate price that he did not owe because we had sins we could not wash away on our own. When someone tells you that you will never amount to anything, remind them that you’re God, the most high has a prepaid destiny all lined up with favor and blessing. You put a positive spin on anything that comes spiraling toward you negatively. If you stand up for yourself with reasons why your God loves and adores you then God will fight your battles. He will make your wrongs wright, and cleanse your heart from any harm you have ever been subjected to.
Helpful verses:
Psalm 118:13-14 “I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.”1 John 5:14-15 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask, we know that we have what we asked of him.”
2 Chronicles 20:20“Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.”
Psalm 30:2 “O Lord, my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.”
Psalm 54:7 “For God has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my enemies.”
Psalm 55:22 “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.”
Psalm 118:6“The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.”
Isaiah 43:13“No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
John 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world.”
2 Thessalonians 1:6-7 “God is just. He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled.”
Learn to value your self worth as high in your own eyes as God feels about you. God loves you so much and he doesn’t want you to carry around pain and negative words that someone has placed upon your heart. We are so important to God that he tells us to bring him our burdens, to place them with Him so that we can be free from the slavery of misery. Put yourself first, you’re well being most important and refuse to let someone chip away your self-esteem just because they feel like it. You are worth so much in the eyes of God that every time you take a lashing of negativity it pains him to see you allowing others to hurt you so badly. Respect yourself enough to stand up and remind those that are casting negative and hateful comments towards you that you are a child of the most high God. A God that created you for a purpose & a future. The same God that stays with you all day long and reminds you of how amazing you are. Tell the person that is casting stones that you are loved too much by your Heavenly Father to participate in such gossip. When you stand up for your self-worth, God will supply you the strength to overcome and surpass the pain.
The Beatles sang “All You Need is Love” but for us, “All We Need is GOD” would be a better suited arrangement.
Treat yourself first, make others respect the amazing miracle that God molded and created. Don’t you dare let someone trample on your emotions and make you feel bad about yourself; you are worth far more to God. Your self worth began the day God created you but your self-esteem is set by the measures of how others see you. Remind yourself daily of the self-worth that was created by God and never runs out. He is always there to remind you and extend a grace card anytime anyone lets you down. Your self-esteem can be turned around with simple prayers to God to renew and restore your pain.
Don’t allow someone to knock you down, but if you fall remember God is the one who saves us all.
Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.
In all things, great and small, God loves us all,
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