“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,
which God prepared for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10)
‘I am so ugly!’ ‘No one loves me because I am so unloveable.’ ‘I am so fat.’ ‘
Why am I so stupid?’
It’s easy to be overwhelmed with words like these, telling ourselves lies that are
destructive and tear down our self esteem. But this verse in Ephesians 2 tells
something different. We are actually God’s handiwork, his piece of art, his creation.
Not only that, in other places in the Bible we are told that we are precious and
honored in God’s sight and loved by him(Isaiah 43:4). In fact, he delights over us
with singing (Zephaniah 3:17)!
One of the things that helps me to remember what is true about me is to listen to
worship music or old hymns. Instead of becoming overwhelmed with the lies, God
uses the words of the songs to speak truth to my heart and mind.
One such song is ‘You Say’ by Lauren Daigle. In it she contrasts what God says
about me with what I say about myself. The chorus of the song reminds me:
‘You say I am loved, when I can’t feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
And you say I am held when I am falling short
And when I don’t belong, oh you say I am yours’
Are you mired in the lies that you tell yourself? Are you overwhelmed with those
thoughts that pull you down? Have you forgotten what God says about you?
He wants you to believe the truth that he tells you about yourself so that you can
know that not only are you are loved by him, but you belong to him. You are his
work of art!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank you that what you say about me is the truest thing about myself. Thank
you that I am loved by you and that you give me strength even when I am weak.
Help me not to believe the lies that I too often believe, but instead remember
what you say about me. Fill my mind with those thoughts today. Amen.
Throughout this Day:
Listen to this song, You Say, by Lauren Daigle and listen to the words as she
sings. Take time to thank God today for the things that he says are true about
you – you are loved, you are strong, you belong to him, you are his handiwork,
created and loved by him.
5 comments:
Hello Doris,
Is there any way to contact you via email? I need spiritual answers, I am depressed and cannot work it all out. If not, that's okay, too.
Hi Ana,
I would love to connect with you via email. All of my devotionals are also published on another site and I do online mentoring with individuals from there. Just go to https://thelife.com/devotionals/you-say and at the bottom there is a mentoring form where you can just type in...Doris Beck, I would like to talk to you....and ask to be assigned to me...it's a secure site and a safe place for us to correspond
Hi Ana,
I haven't seen your email come in yet...did you send it? I would love to talk further with you so please do.
Doris
I just filled the form on thelife.com :) Hopefully it will reach you, soon.
Blessings,
Ana
Such a great post, Doris! I love that song!
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