Satan Tells Me I Have to Earn God's Love
An interesting thought this morning...
Satan and his followers whisper to all of us. They whisper that we are not enough, that we are better than someone else, that we shouldn't have to suffer, that we should just give up. They push us to act on our anger and fear. They laugh when we listen. They hate us and want to see us fail. They are not our friends.
Depression and anxiety seem to amplify their voices. Depression and anxiety are their microphones in my head.
So often I have been overwhelmed by all their phrases going through my mind, "Who would ever listen to someone with a double chin? Who would ever want a woman with acne all over her face? Who would ever respect a person who doesn't know what she's doing? Just sit down and shut up and don't let people see you. If they don't see you, they can't laugh at you. Better to be invisible."
Listening to those voices has kept me small. I've had to fight to change the belief they drilled in me that I am unworthy of anything and everything good this world has to offer. But the shift is happening. I now KNOW - in my heart, mind, and soul - that I am worthy of love, respect, and other good things. Why? Because God loves me deeply, eternally. He just does. There is nothing I can do to make Him stop loving me. I am worthy of good things because I am His child. I finally believe that I don't have to EARN his love. I just have to ACCEPT it. That's a huge, huge shift for me. His love is already there. I just have to accept it and embrace it.
In turn, I want to do good things. I want to listen to God. I want to honor Him by doing what He asks. Why? Because I trust Him to lead me to happiness. And because I want to honor His love and wisdom by respecting His words.
So, Satan sees this shift but he won't give up. He'll never stop trying to make things hard for me. He'll never stop whispering discouraging things to me. He'll keep trying old tricks and new ones. Whatever he can to get me to stumble. But I don't have to listen. Even when my depression and anxiety make it harder to drown out his voice. I still have a choice. And the more I recognize the differences between his voice and God's voice, the more readily I can choose God. Because I already know who loves me and who wants me to be happy.
And it's not Satan.
Satan and his followers whisper to all of us. They whisper that we are not enough, that we are better than someone else, that we shouldn't have to suffer, that we should just give up. They push us to act on our anger and fear. They laugh when we listen. They hate us and want to see us fail. They are not our friends.
Depression and anxiety seem to amplify their voices. Depression and anxiety are their microphones in my head.
So often I have been overwhelmed by all their phrases going through my mind, "Who would ever listen to someone with a double chin? Who would ever want a woman with acne all over her face? Who would ever respect a person who doesn't know what she's doing? Just sit down and shut up and don't let people see you. If they don't see you, they can't laugh at you. Better to be invisible."
Listening to those voices has kept me small. I've had to fight to change the belief they drilled in me that I am unworthy of anything and everything good this world has to offer. But the shift is happening. I now KNOW - in my heart, mind, and soul - that I am worthy of love, respect, and other good things. Why? Because God loves me deeply, eternally. He just does. There is nothing I can do to make Him stop loving me. I am worthy of good things because I am His child. I finally believe that I don't have to EARN his love. I just have to ACCEPT it. That's a huge, huge shift for me. His love is already there. I just have to accept it and embrace it.
In turn, I want to do good things. I want to listen to God. I want to honor Him by doing what He asks. Why? Because I trust Him to lead me to happiness. And because I want to honor His love and wisdom by respecting His words.
So, Satan sees this shift but he won't give up. He'll never stop trying to make things hard for me. He'll never stop whispering discouraging things to me. He'll keep trying old tricks and new ones. Whatever he can to get me to stumble. But I don't have to listen. Even when my depression and anxiety make it harder to drown out his voice. I still have a choice. And the more I recognize the differences between his voice and God's voice, the more readily I can choose God. Because I already know who loves me and who wants me to be happy.
And it's not Satan.
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