The ten lies I have been tempted to believe today:
1. There is nothing good about me.
2. No one should ever like me.
3. I'm not worth anyone's time.
4. I will fail
5. Love fails, miserably.
6. God has no plans for me.
7. I was created miserably.
8. There is something truly wrong with me.
9. I will never be pleasing to God
10. There is no hope for me.
I look at this list and realize that it is not even an exhaustive list of the lies I have been tempted to believe in this very day. The sad thing about all of these is that if I search hard enough I am sure I can find enough evidence to support them.
But Lord, I am amazed by you.
These are all lies.
These lies will never have power to sway me, for I was created by a God who loves me and cares for me. Not only does he care for me a little, but he cares for me a lot; in great big ways I will never be able to understand. He loves me deeply, and that will always keep me well in those times where our lives fall to despair.
God has great and big surprises for me, and I can't wait to see what those surprises are.
God, I believe in you are watching over me and keeping me in your care. Provide for me your plans in great and glorious ways that will shake my weak attempts to define your glories. Bless me richly, give me wisdom, and make me thirst for more of you. Amen.
