Kicking Out Lies

Last week I was able to participate in a fantastic webinar with Holley Gerth and Denise Martin entitled: “Kick Out the Lies.” (you can listen to the recording here: http://www.bridgelite.com/resources/internal-resources/kick-out-the-lies-webcast/) These wonderful ladies addressed some of the common lies that the enemy uses against us, to stop us from achieving our God Sized Dreams, and it really was one of the most encouraging & delightful webinars that I’ve been able to join. 

One of the (many) things that they discussed that stood out to me was the comment that it is a beautiful gift, as women, to care about others. However, we must be cautious not to turn caring about others into destructive comparison. It’s so easy to cross that line, then to suddenly be filled with lies that God can’t possibly want you in that small group because you’re not good enough/spiritual enough/outgoing enough to fit in. You believe that you can’t measure up at work because you’re not professional/organized/talented enough to possibly handle the work that is required to fulfill one of our your dreams. It was eye opening to realize that caring about someone, and caring what they think & comparing myself to them, must be separated in my mind. It’s the only way that I’ll be able to focus on my identity and who God made me to be: worthy, good enough, talented, and right where He needs me to be, in this time. 

All of those fantastic descriptions lead to another point that Holley & Denise made – the difference between accepting who you are as a daughter of God, and pride. Acknowledging the truth about who God made me to be is not pride – in fact, these lovely ladies pointed out that the definition of humble is “bow your heart to the ground” – and this includes submitting to what God says about me! God says in the Bible that I am chosen, holy, and loved, and if I can believe it about someone else, why not accept it for myself? As one of the ladies pointed out, “God grieves when we’re negative about ourselves as much as when we’re negative to others.” 

I’m tired, quite honestly, of not being able to accept a compliment, or trying to “humbly” down play my achievements. Clearly, God gets all the credit for all of it, so by making it seem like “no big deal,” aren’t I really saying that God’s power & favor in my life is insignificant? This one will be a work in progress, and a fine line to walk between honoring God and allowing myself to be proud. (Clearly, this webinar made me think. A lot. It was good, I tell you. Good.) 

I pray that God would continue to reveal the God Sized Dreams He has for me – so many on my list have already been fulfilled in such fun & unexpected ways 🙂