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Lies and labels don’t define you

Without the ability to excel in what mattered the most to me—farming, sports—I believed I would never fit in, never succeed. The lies that I was useless and worthless kept me angry, stuck, and without hope.

In today’s culture, there seem to be even more ugly lies than ever; outrageous lies that threaten our identity, faith, and soul. Young people don’t know who they are or whether they can trust the faith of their parents. Generations of all ages are overwhelmed with the political and spiritual upheaval across our land. We don’t know who to believe anymore as lies are spewing left and right. Lies are destructive and cunning. And lies will easily seep into our mind if we’re not careful.

Lies make us believe untruths about ourselves. Lies that tell us we can’t know the truth. That we’re not as smart or capable as the next person. That we don’t have what it takes to live a fulfilled life. And those lies transition right into destructive labels we start to believe about ourselves: quitter, loser, lazy, unwanted, and the worst one for me—a burden. Sometimes the labels aren’t as obvious, but they’re just as destructive. We see ourselves as unloved, unseen, forgotten.

But the truth is, these lies and labels are an attempt to prevent us from becoming all that God intends us to become. The Enemy whispers and sometimes shouts lies at us because he doesn’t want us to know how God sees us.

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10).

Each of us is God’s special creation designed with a divine purpose. Today I encourage you to take a close look at the beauty of how God views you, His handiwork, and tell those lies and labels to go take a hike.

Because you are loved. Deeply. No matter how hard the Enemy tries to prevent God’s love from reaching you, it can’t be done.

“No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39 NLT).

When destructive lies and labels start to haunt you, stare them down with the truth. God created you and He loves you. You are chosen.