By now, you should know I like songs. I like Christian songs because their words don't put any "yuck" in my head and I don't have to worry about what little ears are taking in when they are on! Some touch me deep and here are the lyrics to part of a new favorite: Reckless Love by Cory Asbury
There's no shadow you won't light up,
Mountain you won't climb up
Coming after me...
There's no wall you won't kick down,
Lie you won't tear down,
Coming after me...
Friends. Focus on that last point: There's no lie God won't tear down.
What is your lie? What lie, or even lies, do you believe about yourself? What lies run over and over in your head until they don't feel like lies anymore? What hurts have you told yourself you deserve? What unkindness have you accepted as your due? What actions have you justified for others? What fault have you accepted that really isn't yours? What forgiveness have you felt unworthy of?
I'm going to ask again: what is your lie?
Find it. There may be more than one.
Then let God tear it down. Ask him to.
Those things mentioned above are NOT from God. You do not have to keep them as part of your mental/emotional/spiritual make-up. Call them out for what they are. On my good God days, as I call them, I do that. The lie goes around in my head like a merry-go-round and I say out loud: "Stop it. That is a lie. Get out. There is no room for your here. In the name of Jesus, get out." And it does. Because if there is one thing that will get out the lies, it's Jesus. :) The lies may come back, but so does Jesus, so it works out!
Friends, God loves you. That is so cliche, but so true and absolutely vital. He will tear down your lies again and again. He won't get mad because his love was enough one time...and then you forgot and/or believed the lie again. He will pursue you and tear down the lies as many times as you need. Your part in this is to ASK him to and then LET him work. He's ready to tear down every lie you believe about yourself. Every last one.
There's no shadow you won't light up,
Mountain you won't climb up
Coming after me...
There's no wall you won't kick down,
Lie you won't tear down,
Coming after me...
Friends. Focus on that last point: There's no lie God won't tear down.
What is your lie? What lie, or even lies, do you believe about yourself? What lies run over and over in your head until they don't feel like lies anymore? What hurts have you told yourself you deserve? What unkindness have you accepted as your due? What actions have you justified for others? What fault have you accepted that really isn't yours? What forgiveness have you felt unworthy of?
I'm going to ask again: what is your lie?
Find it. There may be more than one.
Then let God tear it down. Ask him to.
Those things mentioned above are NOT from God. You do not have to keep them as part of your mental/emotional/spiritual make-up. Call them out for what they are. On my good God days, as I call them, I do that. The lie goes around in my head like a merry-go-round and I say out loud: "Stop it. That is a lie. Get out. There is no room for your here. In the name of Jesus, get out." And it does. Because if there is one thing that will get out the lies, it's Jesus. :) The lies may come back, but so does Jesus, so it works out!
Friends, God loves you. That is so cliche, but so true and absolutely vital. He will tear down your lies again and again. He won't get mad because his love was enough one time...and then you forgot and/or believed the lie again. He will pursue you and tear down the lies as many times as you need. Your part in this is to ASK him to and then LET him work. He's ready to tear down every lie you believe about yourself. Every last one.
This was GREAT! Thanks for this! Even though it was written much earlier, it was for me today.
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