The other day this line entered my brain circuit:
“Surrender to your True Worth already!” (yet, once)
So many of us succumb to common thought processes where we judge ourselves to be better or worse than others. We find ourselves doing this with people or situations where we feel uncomfortable or insecure. Perhaps it’s at a social gathering, at the mall, with our families, or in class. When I think of my own battles and voice them, they sound so superficial: Am I less of a person because somebody dresses more stylish than me? Am I more valuable because I know more theology than the person sitting next to me? If so-and-so has more friends than me, does that make me less loveable/valuable? If I’m helping more people than you are, does it mean I’m more likeable?
Often I have had to work on, talk about, and pray about such. However, sometimes I think it can be as “simple” as a matter of surrender. As simple as saying “no” to the drama of it all. I was gifted and surprised by this the other day as I uttered a sacred word of surrender when I was tempted to succumb to this common struggle. Very refreshing!
“Surrender to your True Worth already!” (yet, once)
So many of us succumb to common thought processes where we judge ourselves to be better or worse than others. We find ourselves doing this with people or situations where we feel uncomfortable or insecure. Perhaps it’s at a social gathering, at the mall, with our families, or in class. When I think of my own battles and voice them, they sound so superficial: Am I less of a person because somebody dresses more stylish than me? Am I more valuable because I know more theology than the person sitting next to me? If so-and-so has more friends than me, does that make me less loveable/valuable? If I’m helping more people than you are, does it mean I’m more likeable?
Often I have had to work on, talk about, and pray about such. However, sometimes I think it can be as “simple” as a matter of surrender. As simple as saying “no” to the drama of it all. I was gifted and surprised by this the other day as I uttered a sacred word of surrender when I was tempted to succumb to this common struggle. Very refreshing!
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Yes! This is great!
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