Nothing's wrong with me..

The only thing that has ever been wrong is that I have believed the lies of the world and of the devil that something is in fact wrong with me. This hit me hard tonight. Honestly, thinking back to why I didn't do/haven't done certain things is because I thought something was wrong with me. Meaning there has always been an excuse: I'm too slow, too much, not smart, fast, good, strong, worthy enough, I don't "have the time", I'm too sore, tired, mad, sad, cold or even old. LIES... all LIES. It frustrates me to think that I have fallen into this trap of such obvious lies that I have let hold me back from reaching my full potential in Christ. I hate to think that I have wasted so much time. I know that God has been and is glorified in the life I have lived so far; He wouldn't have it any other way. But just to think what it can be now that I know that those lies have been and I guess still are a part of my life. I am rejoicing over the fact that our Father has alerted me to these lies...time to fight. This battle never ends; if we haven't realized that yet, it's now time. What do you think it would look like if every time one of these lies started to come into our minds, we would fight it and do the opposite. I think it was Jim Eliot who decided that when he felt tempted he decided to always to the opposite. You can't go wrong in doing the opposite of what the devil is telling you to do. What wise advice. Let us strive to live in the freedom that is waiting for us to step into. Be bold in Him. Never say no to the Father. In His love Keerstin