Proverbs 4:23
Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.
Self-Talk
Are you aware of the self-talk in your head? Is it positive or is it pulling you down. Is it not obvious, so you aren’t always aware of it. Where is it coming from? Are you repeating messages to yourself others have spoken to you? A parent, an ex, a friend or maybe a boss have said things to you that you didn’t bother to question. You excepted it as truth, ingrained it in yourself and it has become white noise in your head. Even though you don’t always recognize the messages are there, it tortures you.
You’re not good enough.
You don’t know what you are doing.
You will never be loved.
That isn’t the right way to do it.
You overthink things.
You are hard to understand.
Stop and recognize these voices. Recognize where they come from. Question them. Most of all recognize your attention is on the wrong voice. You are not listening to God.
The enemy wants you bombarded with negative messages. He wants you to hear the message, believe it and grow that message. He wants you to have a fall back of doubt. Doubt others. Doubt yourself and doubt God. He is messing with you. He is purposely trying to drown out the one true voice you should hear. You need to hear God’s voice.
God doesn’t want you to doubt. He wants you to spend time with Him in prayer and silence so you can find and hear His voice. In the chaos and noise, He is there. You must stop and listen. When you doubt, turn to Him. When you start to repeat negative messages in your head, turn to Him. Turn to Him for rest, for peace and for truth.
When bombarded with negative self-talk question it and rewrite the message.
You are good enough.
You do know what you are doing.
You are loved and always will be loved.
There is not one right way to do things.
You are not overthinking things. You are thinking things through.
When someone doesn’t understand you, they can ask questions.
Prayer
Father God,
Thank you for helping me to question my self-talk and helping me to rewrite the message. Thank you for reminding me I am enough, and I am loved. Forgive me for believing everything that runs through my head. Forgive me for confusing what is being said in my head with how you see me. May I recognize when my self-talk is not true. May I stop and question it, spend time with you and figure out what is the cause.
In Jesus name,
Amen
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