Saturday, June 9, 2012

I'm only as good as....

Noticed this in my house yesterday.  It started me thinking and has now found its way into my Goodwill basket.

"I am only as good as the wine I drink, the hairspray I use, and the girlfriends I have."


What do you see yourself as being, "only as good as?"

So many of us struggle with self image issues and insecurities. Perhaps it's our looks, talents (or as we see it lack thereof), financial situation, personality, clique acceptance, or ministry gifts.  All of have areas that we struggle with feelings of inferiority.  Even when things are going well and we feel on top of the world, we have benchmarks in our lives that society has taught us are the judges of our success and worth.

I love good wine, love to look my best, and have amazing friends, BUT even if all of those things were not true, I am still fearfully and wonderfully made.

"I praise you because I am fearfully [to stand in awe of] and wonderfully made [to make separate, to stand apart]; your works are wonderful [extraordinary, marvelous], I know that full well." - (Psalm 139:14 NIV)

I'm not a thee and thou kind of girl, but I love the King James Version of this verse because it ends by saying, "that my soul knows very well."

Does your soul know that you are made to stand apart? That you are extraordinary, marvelous, and to be awed?

You are God's workmanship. (Ephesians 2:10)
You were knit together by God while still in your mother's womb (Psalms 139:13)
You were bought with a price. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
You are saved by grace and it is a gift from God. (Ephesians 2:8)
You are washed, sanctified, and justified. (1 Corinthians 6:11)
You are reconciled [received into favor] to [by] God. (Romans 5:10)
You are clothed with Christ. (Galations 3:27)
You are the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
You are justified. (Romans 5:1)
You are sons of God. (Galations 3:26)
You are God's friend. (John 15:15)
You are the body of Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:27)
You are the temple of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:19)
You are more than a conqueror who cannot be separated from God's love. (Romans 8:37-39)
You have peace. (Romans 5:1)
You stand in grace. (Romans 5:2)
You are a chosen people and a royal priesthood. (1 Peter 2:19)
You are chosen to declare God's praises. (1 Peter 2:19)
You are heirs according to promise. (Galations 3:29)
You are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant. (Acts 3:25)

Remind your soul of who you are in Christ.  It's time to get rid of the, "only as good as," mentality!








1 comment:

  1. Not jus true, but anointed. This journal always has "that certain sound". The prophetic voice in such times as these, Esther!

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