Don't You Dare Talk About My Frannnnnd!

Listen, we all know someone who talks badly about others. We all know that one person who is perpetually negative and seems to always have something unsavory to say about someone else.

And if that someone else is someone we care about, we are usually pretty quick to jump into defense mode.

Or perhaps you know someone who pretty regularly puts their own self down. You know, “Girl, I’m so fat,” or “Ugh, I totally hate my hair,” you get it. In those instances, it’s pretty easy to give your friend a boost of confidence right? It’s pretty easy to tell them not to be so hard on themselves, not to sweat the small stuff and you probably pepper in a few compliments to boot, right?

But what happens when those words, those voices are happening inside your very own head? Who comes to talk some sense into you then? Who can? There’s only you, sis.

You’ve got to be your own hero.

What happens between carefree, confident childhood and adulthood…let’s get back to that, shall we?

Limiting beliefs and negative internal narratives affect many great women. I struggle with this regularly. Do you?

Those nagging voices that tell you-you’re not good enough, you’re not smart enough, you’re not old enough, thin enough, special enough, whatever. Those voices that keep you from excelling in the ways that you’ve been designed to excel. Those voices that leave you in doubt, fraught with fear, or sometimes, even bring you to your knees in tears.

Let me tell you, I have been visited by my share of negative voices. They seem to be a near-constant companion. Especially when I am on, what literally feels like, the verge of greatness. They creep up when I least expect them, only to steal, kill, and destroy the greatness I know is near.

Sounds familiar, right? That steal, kill, and destroy piece? That’s because it is. It’s the devil.

That sneaky, menacing, evil spirit, just lying in heat, waiting to catch us at our most vulnerable. And that is usually right when we are on the verge of doing the very thing that will not only bring us into our own personal greatness but also bring others with us along the way.

And the devil will do everything he can to stop you in your tracks. He will do anything and everything to put a stop to the very thing that will release you from the pains of your past and bring you into your glory. The destiny that God has built for you.

But as for us, we’re stronger than that, right? We’re bigger and better than that. We know our God is bigger than any lowly devil trying to mess with us. We have that God-infused confidence…and I’m going to need you to tap into that now.

Are you dealing with negative self-talk and limiting beliefs? Yes? Okay, I’m going to need you to dig in, trust God, and know that with Him on your side, you can do absolutely anything.

If the devil is saying you aren’t something, tell him that you are that.

If the devil is telling you that you can’t have something, tell him that you will have it.

If the devil is calling you out your name, call him out on his and tell him your Father is bigger than he is. You are not afraid.

Sis, this is your day. This is your moment. Now is the time to stand up to those lies you’ve been fed and step into the woman that God has purposed you to be. You have unlimited strength and power in Him. Believe it and embrace it. That is where you will learn, where you will grow, where you will thrive.