Don't listen to the negative (people & voices)


There is A LOT I deal with or maybe I should say I don't. I have been working on this for years and I'm slowly getting to a place I feel like I can truly be myself. The right people will stand with you, support you, catch you when you fall but more important will love you just the way you are. When things  get hard they don't leave. The others "so call people" who love you with conditions will get upset when you tell them no or when you are trying to better yourself, they don't listen and they truly don't understand. When things get hard or too emotional they blame you, they make you feel bad. Most, not all will walk away. Hard times expose real people and fake ones. This devotion hit hard. If you know me and what I have been through you know I have come a long ways. Ready to walk into my 50's with God leading, not feeling bad for doing what I have to do for myself and family. Some people will continue on this journey with me and others will be left behind. Time will tell who they are. Setting boundaries and not going to be a people pleaser anymore. Especially not let fear steel MY "JOY".
I'm ready to step into the New Year, I'm ready to let go and let and allow God to be in control. 2026 needs to watch out because here I come walking in my purposed!

1 John 4:15-18 CSB
[15] Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God  God remains in him and he in God. [16] And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. [17] In this, love is made complete with us so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment,  because as he is, so also are we in this world.  [18] There is no fear in love; instead, perfect love drives out fear,  because fear involves punishment.  So the one who fears is not complete in love.  


FEAR: GOD SAYS HE WILL

I have fears.

What if I fail?
What if I lose someone close to me?
What if I never get what I'm praying for?

If I don't learn to block fear out of my life, it will rob me of the life God planned for me.

Fear is that bully on the school playground that grabs me by the shirt collar and says, "give me your lunch money, or else!" The Chatterbox does the same thing to my thoughts, using "What if" scenarios that create fear and hold me back.

The more I listen to the Chatterbox, the more power I give to fear. But even if the bully seems too big to defeat, I know I don't have to run and hide. God has given me everything I need to fight back and win.

When the bully yells, "What if?", we can learn to answer back with, "God says He will."

What if I fail? God says He will pick me up and fully restore me.
What if I lose someone close to me? God says He will comfort me.
What if I never get what I'm praying for? God says He will provide everything I will ever need.

Even at the bottom of your worst fear you'll find a greater God.

And God doesn't need to duck any punches. As we begin to hear God's voice, we'll see that His perfect love can kick fear out our lives and lead us safely into his will.

PRAY:
God, thank you for being greater than all my fears. Your perfect love has more power than anything the enemy will throw my way. Open my eyes today to see how you are fighting for me. In Jesus name. Amen

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