Satan’s greatest tool is discouragement. Whether in work, in marriage, in parenthood or in service of the Lord; he constantly tries to tell us we aren’t adequate. Of course this distracts us from God’s message “I will always love you”.
One of my favorite lyricists is Dawn Michele of Fireflight. Her songs never fail to reveal a misinterpretation of God’s truth that I am holding on to. In “What I’ve Overcome” Dawn reminds me that I am listening to the lies of the evil one instead of the truth of the living God.
If only You come see me yesterday
Who I used to be before I changed
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I’m not what I have done
I’m what I’ve overcome
There is so much truth here and need to allow the spirit to remind me of it. When I’m feeling discouraged and that I don’t have enough to give – taking a minute to look back to who I was before Christ got hold of me provides that so important jump-start.
