First, a confession. I don't have trouble being transparent with a few good friends. And thank God for them. But being transparent in front of the world isn't easy for me.
Anyone who really knows me knows that I don't have it all together. But my perfectionist, OCD self always wants to pretend I do. That's the catch 22 with my blog. I can either not write about stuff (and I know there will be things that are just too private to share) and pretend this blog truly reflects my journey, or I can share some of my struggles in addition to the joys and celebrations.
Okay, here we go.
I went to a mom's chat today hosted by a great friend and with a speaker who is also close friend. She shared amazing wisdom from her parenting experience. I'm thankful for friends who can impart some of that wisdom for those of who need it.
She said many wise and thought-provoking things but what really spoke to me is what she shared re: self talk. It's important to be able to discern the voices in your head. When someone calls on the phone, you ask who it is if you don't already know. I think the same is true for the thoughts/voices in your head. And I don't usually take time to do this. So all the talk, good and bad, is jumbled together and not appropriately attributed. For example, God is not telling me I'm a failure. If that's in my head, it's either me or Satan. And I shouldn't be entertaining those thoughts.
This is something I struggle with. I don't feel worthy. I don't feel good enough. But I need to remember that God doesn't feel that way about me. And when it comes right down to it, that's what's important. I need to re-frame the way I talk to myself. And when Satan is talking to me, I need to rebuke him and shut the door.
Lord, help me to do that. Help me to see me the way you see me. Thanks, my friend. That was for me.
2 comments:
Had to mention this! At the women's conference this last weekend, Christine Caine spoke about something that struck me in the same way! She said that "thoughts are like a train...they take you somewhere." She told a story about how she got on a wrong train at the train station once and it was an express train one hour out of the way! Her point was that, as women, we often have thoughts and we ride that train...which takes us places that aren't of God. We have a choice when those thought-trains come into the station of our mind to NOT get on! That was huge for me!
Thanks for sharing, Nina. A great illustration!
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