How insane is it to realize that every single time we choose another person's opinion of us over what God thinks of us, we are idolizing that person as greater than God. Woah. It's like saying to someone, "your opinion of me is way more important than what God thinks. You define me, your words define me".
I'll be the first to admit that I do this all. the. time. When so much of my worth is found in a mere HUMAN'S opinion of me, I also give them the right to take it away whenever they please.
This is so far from what God wants for us. Can you imagine a world where people walked, lived and breathed, knowing they were defined by God and God alone? I know that if I lived like this daily, fear would have no place in my life. It would have no hold of me—it would not keep me silent, it would not make me speak. Fear would have no place in me.
I long for this greater freedom and I know that each day I am getting closer to it. God longs for me, He cares for me and He speaks truth over me. His validation and acceptance are the only things my soul needs. They are the only things that can make me whole and the only things that will really bring me joy.
I am realizing that the only way to grow in this area is to spend more time listening to truth and letting it break down my need for human validation. I am not what a guy thinks of me, I am not what my parents think of me, I am not what my grades tell me. I will not see my worth through the lens of human acceptance or rejection. I will not see my worth through the eyes of broken people. Broken people have broken perceptions too. What they think cannot be my truth. Broken people can be wrong too.
Why let brokenness define you?
The One who made you desperately longs that you would see yourself as He sees you, and that for the first time you would allow Him to shake the core of what you really believe about yourself.
Your worth cannot be measured by broken perceptions and failing people. You cannot depend on fragility for something so definite as Worth.
The ground-breaking truth is that when God made you, He also chose you and defined you as His. He knows what He has placed in you, He knows what you are worth. You are more than the goals you have, you are more than clothes you wear. You are more than how well you perform. You. are. more.
If you've ever let broken people define you, it's not too late to start up a new way of life. Each and everyday, you will get to make decisions about whose hands you let your worth fall into. I'm choosing to let a perfect God who knows me best, define me best.
There is no greater freedom; there is no greater joy.
with love,
Princess.
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