…you’re not alone.
Do you ever have those days when it seems like you just don’t measure up? The sun sets, your phone stops buzzing because everyone else is sleeping peacefully at the end of their perfectly successful days, and all you feel is an overwhelming sense of defeat. The Bible tells us that, ‘in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us,’…but I for one have had many days recently when I have felt, well, less than. Less-than-perfect, less-than-pretty, less-than-organized…or less-than-consistent, less-than-reliable, less-than living up to just about any expectations that really shouldn’t be that hard to meet, right? How can I feel like such a failure when everyone else seems to be getting along just fine?
On these days I hardly feel like the rightful owner of any identity that sounds like ‘more than a conqueror.’ Sometimes the only ‘more-than’ I can identify with is being more-than-ready for Jesus to come on back and finish what He started because this ‘process’ of sanctification that He’s working in me just isn’t moving fast enough. Sometimes Satan’s strategy of the day is to bring me face-to-face with all of the ways that I’ve failed yet again in all of the areas of life that seem most important. And more often than I’d care to admit, I fall right into his traps and this Warrior Princess, Daughter of the King is reduced to a weary soul that is overcome by shame and convinced of the lie that she’s nothing but a less-than.
But here’s the thing about a God-given identity – it is not in the least bit affected by our feelings.
I may look in the mirror and see a blubbering mess of a girl who doesn’t seem to do anything right, but God looks at that same reflection and sees me for who I truly am – the strong, loving, chosen, Daughter of Mine that He created me to be. And who am I to argue with the God who see all things, El Roi Himself? I think it’s safe to assume that the God of the universe doesn’t need bifocals to get a clear look at the crown of His creation.
So the next time you find yourself feeling like the least of all the less-thans, ask your ever-truthful Heavenly Father what HE sees when He looks at you, His beloved Child. And then allow Him to paint over your distorted self-image with holy brushstrokes of wisdom and dignity, beauty and grace.
Let Him remind you over and over and over again that you are – and always will be – MORE than a conqueror.
Thanks for letting me share my heart with you, friends. I am less than one month from launch (!!!), and it’s got me on a rollercoaster of emotions so your prayers are so, so appreciated during this time. Also, I would absolutely LOVE to be fully funded by the time I leave on January 7th, so if you’d like to make one more tax-deductible donation before we turn the page on the year 2014, please click on the Support Me button to do so. 🙂 There are now NO processing fees, and there’s still time to register with Dynapay to become a monthly donor. Click here for more information on the various ways you make your tax-deductible donation! Thank you so, so much for your support!!
With love and wanderlust,
Cassady
