"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." ~ Ephesians 2:10
How good is it to know that we are His masterpiece, that we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Recently, I started a new Bible plan called "Crash the Chatterbox." In essence, the "Chatterbox" is that one voice in your head that constantly makes you feel worthless and insecure.
Lately, I've noticed that I have fallen into that trap of listening to the Chatterbox. However, by listening to the Chatterbox, I am giving it control over my life and my emotions.
I think one of the biggest reasons why we listen to the Chatterbox and what it says is because it's appealing. It can help justify our feelings, and it just sounds good. But, once we listen to it, it is hard to pull ourselves back out.
The thing is, the Chatterbox loves to point out the things we see as imperfections and convince us that's who we are. And sometimes we can be tricked into believing it. But, what's interesting is that God also sees our imperfections. He even knows them better than we do. Yet, when God talks about who we are, He says things like:
I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
I am loved.
I am redeemed.
So, instead of listening to the Chatterbox, allow yourself to be filled with the truth of who God says you are.
Take Jesus as an example: Even before Jesus' ministry began, He understood that His Father loved Him and was pleased with Him. So, when it came to defeating the devil (in Matthew 4), Jesus did not draw His strength from His own opinion of Himself, or from the opinion of the people around Him. Instead, He drew strength from His Father's words.
If we listen to who God says we are, instead of listening to the lies of the Chatterbox, we don't have to live up to anyone else's expectation (not even our own). Instead, we can begin to live out the perfect affirmations that have already been given to us.
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Also, this is a reminder that the Chatterbox can pop up anywhere. The Chatterbox invades our minds on the best days as well as the worst. And, if you do fall into the lies of the Chatterbox, know that you can be set free. Here are some ways that I have found helpful:
1) Saying it out loud: Typically, when you say it out loud, you will realize how ridiculous it
sounds.
2) Talk to someone about it: Telling someone can be very helpful. So, talk to someone
you trust.
3) Replace it with the truth: This is one of the most useful. By replacing the lies with
God's truth, it helps bring you back to who God says you are, instead of what the
Chatterbox, yourself, or others say you are.
4) And the most important, pray about it/talk to God: Like #3, this is also one of the
most useful as well. The first two can make you feel better, but it'll never satisfy
you. So, talk to God. Allow His truth to take over.
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