For to long have I walked in a Cage of Comparison.
You see words have been spoken to me over the years that have affected me more then I ever realized. Somehow I allowed these words to define me. Somehow I made conclusions about myself that were only based upon what others said and thought.
One of the greatest roots of comparison is rejection….
….and that is true in my life. For a long time I have felt inadequate,
like I will never be good enough for anyone,
never be loved by anyone…
specifically by any man.
Without going into detail I have long felt the need to
strive
strive
strive
to achieve the approval of some of the men in my life…
and yet I never seemed to get there.
This has caused strong feelings of inadequacy in my life.
So I have compared myself to anyone and everyone in order to prove to myself that I could still somehow measure up.
Fact is….
I will never measure up.
Not when I use the scale of other opinions and my own feelings.
No matter how good I am at something, there is always going to be someone ‘better’ anyways. Being ‘BETTER’…in the context that it is usually used is not what Christ calls us to. He calls us to live in the identity that He has uniquely given each and everyone of us. Comparing will only and always lead me back to a feeling of inadequacy.
God doesn’t measure up His kids.
He doesn’t love me more or less because of things I do or don’t do.
He just loves me…
adores me….
sees my flaws…..
and yet thinks I am just perfect.
He puts my face between His rough scarred, fatherly hands of His,
looks into my eyes….MY EYES….and says
OH OLIVIA, MY PRECIOUS PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL,
I love you I love you, I love you.
He doesn’t JUST ‘John 3:16‘ love me….
but He loves me personally, as a daughter. (Romans 8:15)
This weekend at W Squad Debrief…..I have been set free
because “whom the Son sets free is free indeed” (John 8:36)
I will no longer live in a cage of comparison.
I declare that I am beautiful, loved daughter. I am a woman of God….. and I am worth it.
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Take an GOOD look at your life.
Maybe you has a bummer of a childhood you had… but you can’t do anything about that though.
But you don’t have to believe the lies spoken about you….
you don’t have to give those lies authority in your life.
God says you are his child and wants you to ENCOUNTER Him and rest in his love.
Only there will you find your true identity.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
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