Liar, Liar Pants on Fire

By Paula Williamson, guest writer

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. What a lie! Words can be very hurtful but no one can make you feel inferior without your permission. We are not helpless victims of our upbringing, failures, mistakes, or circumstances. We were given a powerful gift when we came into this world: the power to choose what we believe. The space between our ears is only 5 to 6 inches, but what an impactful space! We choose what we believe. Just because someone says something doesn’t make it true, or does it?

It Is Written

ISAIAH 64:12 They will be called “The Holy People” and “The People Redeemed by the Lord.” And Jerusalem will be known as “The Desirable Place” and “The City No Longer Forsaken.”

Your Choice

Holy, redeemed, desirable, not forsaken. What powerful words! God makes the impossible possible! He gives us new names and redeems us from the places where life and our choices have led us. Every day is a new day. Yesterday is gone and cannot be changed. It need not be part of our future unless we carry it. Let it go! The future is full of possibilities.

Prayer

Lord, I let go of the past today, including regrets, mistakes, failures, things my ears have heard that I wish I had not heard, things my eyes have seen that I wish I had not seen, things I have done that I regret, and all the baggage of my past that I wish had never happened. Thank You that You are a God of second chances. Thank You that You redeem, restore, and rebuild. You can turn my history into His story. Thank You that nothing is impossible for You. 

Takeaway

He makes the impossible possible.