Lesson 11 of 90
I can count on one hand the number of times anyone has given me a prophetic word. And because it is so rare, I remember, almost verbatim what the prophet or those working in the prophetic gifting have shared with me. The second word I received in my life was my position in the body of Christ as an Oracle. At the time I wondered what that meant, later in life I wondered when I would start.
Then came social media and I found it to be the perfect platform to speak to my children the words of wisdom that I think are important, the words I want to reiterate, and the words that I know they’ll appreciate later in life if not today—and social media was the perfect indirect approach.
What I didn’t realize is how many people would find short prayers and reminders of life beneficial. If my children never responded or reposted what they read for them, countless others did! You see, initially, I thought social media was in and of itself a gigantic waste of valuable time. What I didn’t realize was, herein was the forum God would use to speak into lives as an oracle.
I found out much later that my natural children were glancing at posts while others were benefiting. With this in mind, I wanted to capture what would expire over time into something my children, and you, could reference forever.
Some of the sayings you may have heard before and others you may have known but never really considered. Regardless, my prayer is that you enjoy each page, as I’m direct, facetious and principled. Just know I speak from the heart of a mother with good intentions towards you.
Let the read bless your life and know little tweaks here and there, or a complete overhaul in personality can make the difference in having a fulfilled existence or a life denied of the many benefits available to you as a believer.
Now, the Words of an Oracle...
Dear Woman,
Like the Apostles wrote letters to the early church, these are the posts I made on social media and elaborated as a letter just for you. They are designed to inspire and provoke you to be, do and have everything God intended for your life. Some days are a reminder, others are an admonishment, but each day is designed to encourage you.
Sometimes we just need to be encouraged. We can know the Truth and know what’s right, but a reminder is always refreshing. This devotional is designed to be just that—refreshing.
LESSON 11
Don’t ever second-guess yourself.
When you were a toddler you had curiosity that made you pursue everything, you had confidence to try anything, and you had a clean conscience that enabled you to dream without pause. There were no limits or second-guessing of self and others, only endless possibilities. It’s the way you were wired because God is not withholding good from His children. (Psalm 84:11)
And while God has good in mind for you, the devil has completely different thoughts regarding you. He is your enemy and his desire is to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10) you; so he interrupts and diverts possibilities by using various tactics that undermine your purpose, plans, productivity and varying pursuits. Some tactics are overt and obvious like child abuse, loss, and traumatic events, etc., but others are subversive. They are simple thoughts that question your ability or your value. They are thoughts that make you quit before you get started.
Who you believe, God or the devil, will determine whether possibilities are realized or ruined. Too often, the older you get the more likely you are to second-guess yourself than you are to believe. Second-guessing interrupts your goals or clear intentions before you realize that you’ve given heed to it. It’s so stealth that you end up debating your potential altogether.
Second-guessing yourself may have come from hearing authority figures constant chiding. Maybe they were so dominating that you couldn’t trust your own decisions. Its genesis may have come from the rejection of peers, or maybe you unconsciously compared yourself to others and/or experienced some level of humiliation or shame in your past. Regardless of how you began second-guessing yourself, you can change.
Whenever you realize that you’ve talked yourself out of a good/God thing, remember, your Heavenly Father has commanded the blessing on the work of your hands, He’s empowered you to prosper, and He’s deemed you an overcomer in life. Even more, He’s with you.
Then, talk yourself into a big ego! Tell yourself, “everything I touch turns to gold”; “I am the best person for the job’’; “I am not inept, I am the best at what I do”; “God has made me smart enough, savvy enough, quick enough and strong enough”. Tell yourself the right thing before you hear and heed the wrong things.
Finally, pursue your interest, your opportunity, or your dream! You’ll never reach the top of a mountain if you don’t start climbing. You’ll never score if you don’t shoot. You’ll never reach goals if you never start; and, you’ll never live your dream if you don’t see yourself having the dream.
You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Retrain your mindset to believe it, just like a child.
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