During my more defiant years my mom would always tell me how smart I am, how capable I am, what a leader I am, etc… While this probably sounds like nice motherly things to say, it has always frustrated me terribly. I found her words to be untrue and really just unrealistic because this was not how I viewed myself. I was a “realist� and wanted to hear the hard truth.
My Amazing Parents
Looking back I can see that my mom was not looking at me as the world did, but was looking at me with God’s eyes. She did not believe I was who she saw or even what she heard come out of my mouth, but she believed that I was who God said I was and she was literally speaking “seeds of life� into me. She was declaring God’s truth of who I am into my life. These statements were annoying to me at the time, but God has allowed me to see, now, how those seeds that she prophetically spoke into me have taken root in my life, especially these last couple years.
I felt God urging me to share this message and I want to honor my mother for believing in me and more importantly believing God’s good plan for my life. I know it was probably tough, so I want to say Thank You and I Love You!!
At the same time, it is important to note that the power of words goes both ways. When we speak negative words or (words contrary to God’s truth) to people these words also take root and can literally shape us into who we become. This includes different life experiences. A couple months ago, while praying, God began to show me a lie that I was still believing about myself (and why I was scared to speak up and be a leader). Specifically God reminded me of my first day of High School. I was extremely small and young looking and as I walked up to school that first day I was approached by a junior. He simply said, “middle school is down the street from here.� He was implying that I was young looking and belonged in middle school still.
With Team “Surge 12:9” after Mandi gave an awesome message!
It is amazing that this experience was still in my memory, but it had taken root and had formed insecurities buried deep inside of me. This may seem trivial, but when we believe the lie, it empowers the liar. While it is impossible to avoid such situations in life, God has provided victory. As we study the bible, spend time with God and in community, the lies about our true identity are exposed. The bible says that the moment we believe, that we become New Creations! God has been teaching me to stand on what His word says about me, not what I think about myself…and as I begin to believe His words more and more they have literally begun to shape me into who God has always said that I am….His Beloved Son!
