As I grow and learn and continue in my walk in faith with our Heavenly Father, He is consistently showing me new things. Most recently, God has been revealing Himself to me in things that I have always viewed as negative (hence the haircut and last blog post). This is a very hard process for me. It takes a lot for me to be still and just sit and listen in a time of struggle.
In the past couple months, God had really shown me how I am created in HIS image- how we all are. Genesis 1:27, this has always been true and it always will be. We are made by Him and for Him. All of our traits, habits, quirks, and talents are to be used to glorify our Creator. He is the artist of our lives and He’s created a unique masterpiece in each of us.
But remember the part where I told you He’s been showing me these things through things I view as “bad”. Well, yeah, He did it again. And this time through my personality, in my “bad” habit of being easily influenced.
This has been something I have always hated about myself. I have gotten myself into some pretty bad situations because I have the habit of not thinking and just doing. Doing what my friends did, changing my opinions/views because I heard a good argument, and the worst one of them all: believing the lies the enemy tells me.
The enemy knows just the right time to start feeding me these lies. He knows exactly the moment to slip in and start telling me I’m not good enough, that I can’t really make a difference, or that because certain people in my life don’t love me then no one really can.
He attacks me with feelings of doubt and stress; he hits me when I least expect it but when I’m most vulnerable. He uses something that I view as a weakness to bring me down, because he knows that in that moment I’ll believe it.
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 2:9-10
That’s just it. My habit of being easily influenced is only “bad” and only a “weakness” when I am not with God. He makes me strong. He makes my gifts and talents strong. I am made strong to bring glory to Him.
I am easily influenced by our Father. He made my heart open and ready to receive His grace and love. He made me this way so when He called me to go, I’d listen. So when He tells me I’m worthy and enough and loved, I’ll believe Him. And when He reveals Himself to me, I’d openly and willingly run into his arms.
I am loved.
I am saved.
I am worthy.
I am enough.
I am these things because I have found truth in my Heavenly Father- and you are these things. Let’s be easily influenced by the Lord. Because He brings the truth and what better way to live than knowing and believing we’re saved and loved by the King above all kings.
