The first place we lose a battle is in our thinking. If you think this trial is going to last forever, then it will. If you think you can’t take one more step, then you won’t. It’s all about changing the way we think. Everything is temporary …everything that’s holding us back, every obstacle, every battle…so shake the lie out of your head and line it up with what God’s Word says!

  There are billions of people on planet earth so why are you allowing one person who hurt you to “become your entire world”…They consume your thoughts, dictate your actions and even show up in your conversation. You may hate the way they used you and made you feel stupid but don’t’ let one person destroy your life. It’s time to “get over it”…there’s a big world full of people just waiting on you. Nobody should have that kind of control over your life.

  Stop beating yourself up over what you said or didn’t say…or what you did or didn’t’ do. Good grief! Some of us don’t wait for somebody else to beat us up…we do it ourselves. It reminds me when of my son was little and in the bathtub. I stepped out a minute to retrieve something and when I came back, water was all over the floor. And where was my son? Standing in the bathtub naked as a jay bird smacking himself over and over on the “behind” saying: It’s okay mom, I’ll take care of it!

  ”Learn from who you were: love who you are; and look forward to who you’ll become” (Jeannie Killian) That looks really good and it’s so true. But I couldn’t help but wonder how many people didn’t learn a thing from the hard things they went through and just grew bitter in the middle of the mess. And I wonder how many people truly love themselves…I think most only tolerate the person they are and will be quick to point out their flaws just to prove they really are unlovable. And I wonder how many people look forward to who they will be or dread the thought of the future where life could really take a downward turn. Personally, I’m loving the person I am and can’t wait to see where the Holy Spirit takes me on this journey of becoming more like Him.

”True love causes people to weather the storm together. One of them doesn’t wander off and look for shelter somewhere else.” So when the storm rages, hold on tight to the one you love and know you’ll be stronger when you get to the other side.

  If someone is talking about you behind your back, telling everyone how awful you are, then you need to know that all they are doing is revealing what kind of person THEY really are. Trust me, the people who really count, don’t listen to hateful, unkind words about someone else. Matter of fact, they most likely will jump in and defend YOU because they know the real you.