So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession. (James 1:16-18 NLT)
When we are accepted into the family of God we become His beloved children in whom He takes great delight. Why then do some of us feel worthless? We tell ourselves over and over again that no one really knows us, cares about us, or loves us. We feel insignificant and agree with some of our critics that we contribute nothing of value to society. What we say about ourselves and others is not what God says.
I have stretched out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, according to their own thoughts. (Isaiah 65:2 NKJV)
To live well in recovery, we need to take authority over every lying thought in our heads and line it up with the truth of scripture. When we allow our fears or feelings of anxiety to dictate to our brains we end up with unreasonable thinking. When we allow God’s truth to inform us we end up with hopeful thoughts. We need to make a choice. Will we allow our fears and feelings to determine our thoughts and actions or the truth of God’s word?
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Forgive me when my thinking is contrary to what Your word says. Help me to stand firm and acknowledge that I am Your precious child bought and paid for with the priceless blood of Jesus. I surrender my will and my life to You and choose to embrace Your wonderful plan for my future. Amen
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