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Self-doubt seems to be an ongoing plague in the world. It’s the invisible disease that’s eating away at the hearts and minds of women and men everywhere, yet it so often goes untreated.
It breaks my heart, really. I know if it breaks mine, it has to break God’s.
I hear my friends and family putting themselves down with negative words on a daily basis. I used to be the queen of it. Though I’m not perfect and still catch myself using negative self-talk, I’m so much better than I used to be.

Do these words sound familiar to you? I’m stupid. I’m ugly. I’m fat. I’m worthless. I’ll never amount to anything. There’s no hope for me. Life is always going to be this way. People wouldn’t like me if they really knew me. I’m such a screw up. I’m sure you can add a variety to the list I barely covered.
I’m past the point of heartbroken and seem to be in the anger stage. I’m sick and tired of hearing others talk so negatively about themselves. I’m exhausted with the lies others are believing about themselves. Tired because the devil is getting way too much leverage in the game.
It’s time to fight back against the lies you’re believing about yourself. (Tweet that)
In the book, Made to CraveLysa TerKeurst tells us we were made for more. We were designed for a greater purpose – for God’s purpose. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

When you talk negatively about yourself, you negate God’s sovereignty. 

God knew what He was doing the moment He created you. He never planned for you to look in the mirror one day and say to yourself, I’m worthless. There’s no point in trying. 
In Psalm 139:13, God tells us He made all the delicate, inner parts of our bodies and knit us together in our mother’s womb. If God made us so delicately, how do you think He feels when you talk down to yourself?

When you put yourself down instead of lifting yourself up, you are missing out on God’s blessings. 

The Father has lavished great love on you, but He can’t force you to receive it. 1 John 3:1 says He calls us His children. What a blessing!
God longs to give us the desires of our heart, when they line up with His desires. There’s nothing in the Bible stating you degrading yourself is the desire of His heart. If you’re constantly filling your life with negative self-talk, there is no room to prepare for the dreams He’s placed in your heart. When you’re not pursuing what God has designed you for, other people are missing out on the blessings, too.

When you fill your life with negativity, there is no room for the sun to shine. 

What you speak out of your mouth and into your heart and mind has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:1 tells us about that power, but we also learn about the consequences we’ll reap because of our decision to speak death over ourselves.
We’ll all die someday, but we don’t have to live like we’re dead now. (Tweet that)

When you consistently degrade yourself, others will flee.

When I filled my life with negative self-talk, people didn’t want to be around me as often. I was a “Debbie Downer” and looking back, I can’t blame them.
Allow me to speak some strong truth with a dose of grace. If you find it hard to keep friends, or wonder why others don’t hang around you for long periods of times, it’s time to look in the mirror and ask yourself what your responsibility is for that.
We live in a world full of negative media, opinions on every corner, Facebook drama, and more. What if the words you say about yourself could bring a light into a dark world? I promise you they can, if you change the way you think about yourself.
Change doesn’t happen overnight, I understand. But change can start today, in this very moment.
Only you can decide if that will happen or not. Only you can make the decision to believe what God says about you versus what others say about you. Only you. 

Start speaking the truth over yourself today. I promise you’ll never look back and say, “Oh man, if I’d only said more negative things about myself.” Life is too short to live in self-defeat. Go and claim the victory God has given you.
[reminder]What negative self-talk are you committing to ending today? [/reminder]

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