my Abusers Defined me
“You feel ugly inside!” the man prayed, his hand resting upon my head “but God is going to dress you up and put earrings in your ears and a crown upon your head.”
I had gone to a meeting with a friend, and at her insistence, had come up for prayer. This man had no idea who I was or what I’d been through, yet he continued to pray God’s life and healing over me.
The truth was, I struggled so much with feeling ugly inside. My abusers had spoken terrible words over me so consistently that I actually thought they were true. I thought I was ugly. I thought I was worthless, and I thought I didn’t deserve anything good. My abusers’ words had come to define me.
I saw myself as broken.
And therefore, others saw the projection of what I believed about myself.
and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” ~ Numbers 13:33 NKJV
But God wanted to change all that. He did not want me defined by the words of broken people any longer. He wanted to be the one who defined me. He wanted to dress me up in the beauty of His truth, and He wanted me to see myself according to His word.
16 truths God says about you.
God also wants to dress you up in the beauty of his truth. He does not want you defined by others who have abused you or torn you down. It’s time to let the Lord almighty, creator of heaven and earth, be the one who defines you.
16 Truths God Says About You
- You are chosen by God Himself (Deuteronomy 7:6).
- You are a child of God (1 john 3:1).
- You are God’s masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10).
- You are loved beyond measure (Romans 8:35-39).
- You are forgiven (1 John 1:9).
- You are delivered from darkness (Colossians 1:13).
- You are healed of your brokenness (Psalm 147:3).
- You are a king’s daughter, a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9).
- You are the apple of God’s eye (Zechariah 2:8).
- Your name is written on the palm of God’s hand (Isaiah 49:16).
- , His thoughts about you are without number (Psalm 139:17-18).
- You are cleansed by Christ’s blood (1 John 1:7).
- You are washed white as snow (Isaiah 1:18).
- You no longer have to be ashamed (Isaiah 54:4).
- You are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).
- You are a beautiful fragrance of Christ’s presence in this world (2 Corinthians 2:14-16).
Dear sister in Christ,
It’s time to remove the ugly words previously spoken over you and get dressed in the beautiful truth of what you’re Heavenly Father says about you.
Take the truths that stood out to you, write them down and speak them aloud daily.
In His love,
Carolyn
Action Step: Write down three of these scriptures and look at them every day for thirty days.
