Proverbs 31:25
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.
You are worthy. Worthy of respect. Worthy of love. Worthy of affirmations and support. It starts with you. You can’t receive from others what you are not willing to give yourself. You complain that you are not being listened to. You don’t feel heard. You are feeling rejected and used. Take a deeper look inside. Ask yourself how you are supporting yourself? How are you listening to you? Do you honor your desires? Do you protect your spirit? You expect from others what you have not fulfilled. You cannot become whole by leaning on others. You must find a way to rely on God and partner with Him to figure this out.
See yourself as God sees you. Recognize how God treats you. You are on a journey to not only find yourself but love yourself and see your immense value. Without truly seeing your worth you will not expect much from others. You will not set boundaries.
The enemy wants you to feel worthless. If you understand your worth than you will not believe the enemy’s lies. He needs you focused on how others feel, react, behave, or show up. He needs you to believe that you are responsible for how everyone else feels, so you aren’t taking responsibility for yourself. This depletes your energy. It keeps you from seeing God’s purpose and what God has gifted you with. The enemy takes every chance he can to tell you that you don’t deserve happiness, to be treated well, to be loved, or valued. He has worked this message into your life for years. He is a master manipulator. He is subtle. So subtle that you believe his voice is yours. You believe it and repeat it to yourself and to others.
God is calling you to stop this vicious cycle. You can’t find yourself worthy and take responsibility for everyone else’s happiness and worth. The heaviness of that will drive you to depression and anxiety. You must take responsibility for you. You think you are taking the easy way out by avoiding what is inside and focusing on what is outside, but that isn’t true. It may be what feels comfortable now, but you must get uncomfortable to find freedom.
Going inward is scary. You fear losing everything and everyone on the outside, but you truly have nothing if you lose yourself and never know yourself. Let God be your deliverer. Partner with Him. Question your thoughts about you. Recognize what has been planted there, by the enemy, to keep you from rising and fully shining. God is constantly telling you that you are loved, valued, immensely important, a part of His plan, cherished and never forgotten. His voice is there. You just aren’t focusing on it. Once you do shift your focus you will drown out all other voices of doubt and negativity.
Prayer
Father God,
Thank You for showing me my worth. Thank You for continually talking to me and reminding me who I belong to. Thank You for carrying me. Forgive me for not focusing on Your voice and believing the negative lies. Forgive me for not taking responsibility for me. Help me to completely understand my worth so I can receive all You desire. May I protect my mind, body and spirit, so I can show up as the person You created me to be. You are always present, always loving, always working, and always moving me forward. You are a loving constant. You are my Deliverer.
In Jesus’ name
Amen
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