Lies !! That's Why !!!

   " Feeling like I'm not good enough, will my friends stay, am I good enough at being a wife ...a mother, I don't measure up to the ladies in my life group, I have a passion for speaking to women but do I have my own act together, why do I have issues maintaining a healthy weight,I love to sing but I have to work hard at it so do I deserve to be doing it ? I love my job ,but am I compassionate enough to be doing it ?"


              A friend challenged me the other day . she told me to list all my fears , but after just the few that I wrote above I was extremely overwhelmed. Am I afraid of rejection? well obviously ! Ha! but why? I have an amazing family , a home ,wonderful friends, an amazing job and so much more. So why do I constantly live in fear of rejection? Lies that's why ! satan doesn't want to see us prosper and grow in Christ. He don't want to see us sharing God's love and leading people to God . He is an expert at getting us to believe this crap that he feels our heads with. What aggravates me is how easily he succeeds.
              God wants us to live in Freedom with Him. Look at what Galations 5:1 tells us :
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. "(Galatians 5:1)

            Scripture is very clear that God does not want us to be a slave to satan's lies. God places people in our lives and He gives us His word through scripture to remind us constantly of His love. I truly believe with all my heart that God uses a friend's words as a tool. especially when they speak truth into your life. God's truth !! But what I have learned is that without staying in God's word, we allow satan to convince us that what we are hearing may not be true. He causes us to doubt ourselves and our ability and therefore the fear of rejection starts to set in . What scares me the most about that is if I sit back and allow fear to take over than I am allowing it to hinder my growth , my friendships,and  even worse, am I going to allow it to affect my relationship with Jesus???


          Here's the kicker ! when I allow  satan to stump my growth with his lies that I'm not good enough to live out the dreams that God has entrusted to me that He gave me a passion for ,its like I'm telling God that I don't trust Him and the plans he has for me. But God clearly says in His word that He has my back. He already knows the path He needs me to follow before I do. He gives me all the markers I will ever need to stay on track and  In being obedient ,in staying in His word  and by realizing that satan's lies are just that ....LIES. How can I possibly let lies like fears of rejection take over my mind? How could I possibly not feel wanted,needed,loved? The creator of the universe predestined my life before I was even born !! When I focus on that truth satan's lies don't have a chance !!!
Here's what Jeremiah 29:11 says .......
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."