Believe

When I was asked to share with a group of girls,

"What does it look like to forgive yourself?"

The first word that came to mind 

was

BELIEVE.

I knew that in my life journey of forgiving

myself and others

I knew I needed to believe something 

different than what I was currently 

BELIEVING.

When you've spent the greater part of your years

in a valley or you've descended

down into a pit

you become conditioned to 

learn

know

and believe 

that place.

We take residence up in it and call it home.

You decorate it just so
 to distract you 

from the pain

from the hurt.

You take it on 

as truth

as life

or like I've said many times

"This is the life I've been given, my lot in life, so live with it

make the most of it."

But then I heard a whisper.

A voice I didn't know, but wanted to.

A voice I longed to hear, now present.

It told me "I was believing a lie."

It told me "I was believing what others said about me."

It told me "It wasn't my fault."

It told me "This is NOT my lot in life."

It told me "To believe something new, something true."

It told me that I needed

 "to take my thoughts captive and bring them to this voice."

Who are you?

This whisper, this voice

was strong but gentle

was deep but heavenly.

He told me I needed

"To demolish all this chaos in my mind."

He told me I needed

"To not worry about anything, instead pray to Me about everything."

He told me

"Let Me transform you into a new person by changing the way you think."

He told me

"Think about things that are wonderful, true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and admirable.

Because this is what I think of you Melissa."

He told me

"Trust me from the bottom of your heart, don't try to figure out everything on your own.  

Listen for My voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; I'm the one who will keep you on track.

Don't assume that you know it all.  Run to God, Me, your Father in heaven!

 Run from Evil!

Dear Child of Mine

I want you to say these very words

I am

Breaking

Every

Lie

Intentionally

Evoked

Violently on

Me.

BELIEVE

You are my child and I never meant any harm to come upon you.

What the enemy meant for evil, I will make for good.

"There comes a time to drive a stake in the ground
 and lay claim to 
one life 

one focused goal

 and 

one God."

 Choose to 

BELIEVE

Him!"

2 Corinthians 10:5-NIV

Philippians 4:6-NLT

Romans 12:2-NLT

Philippians 4:8-NLT

Proverbs 3:5-7-The Message Bible

"Beth Moore Quote"

NIV-New International Version

NLT-New Living Translation