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What If It's Not?

One look at Katie Beth after school and I could see she'd been deflated. "Mom I had the most horrible day. I am a horrible writer. Writing is so hard and my teacher fussed at me. Oh mom what am I going to do because I will always have to write." Sob, sob, sob, SOB, SOB,SOB...she crumbles into my arms while tears flood her face.

I asked, "What if you're not? What if you are NOT a horrible writer?" Everything shifted with that one question.
"What happened exactly?"
"Well my teacher was grouchy and she fussed and then I thought I was a horrible writer."
Did she say you were a horrible writer? No.
Did you feel very upset and anxious? Yes.

Philippiansa4:6-7 "Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life."


Did you know that is when the devil attacks? No.
Yup, he was watching and whispered in your ear that you are a horrible writer and then a part of your heart agreed with that and it started to define you. You started to believe you are a horrible writer.
Do you believe God is always with you? Yes You are right. He is and he will always tell you the truth. When you feel anxious and upset ask him to tell you the truth about the situation and ask him to help you. Katie Beth we need to ask God to forgive you for agreeing with this lie and we need to ask him to replace it with HIS truth about you. And we also need to forgive your teacher for being grouchy.

We pray about this and I can see that she gets it and the enemy has been defeated. A scripture I claimed for our family earlier in the week proved true. Proverbs 19:21 says "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails."

Do you know why the devil attacked this part of your life? No.
He attacked this part of your life because this is actually something you are very good at and he knows God created you to write worship songs.
Mom how do you know this? God has used many people to pray for you and when they have prayed he has revealed to them that you have an annointing for worship. The devil sees this annointing and he hates when people worship God so he is trying to fight the annointing. Plus he is very jealous. Satan can not create and you can.

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And now I ask you.

What do you believe to be true about yourself that troubles you?

What if it's NOT?

When did it begin?

Have you asked God to reveal the truth?

Is there anything you need to ask forgiveness for?

Anyone you need to forgive?

My prayer is that you will "Receive and experience the amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, deep, deep within yourselves." Philippians 4:23
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