Her words were heavy and harsh in my ears.‘You are nobody and nobody knows you’. My hand was numb and felt stuck to the phone. Like a poisoned arrowhead, the words were delivered without remorse. She hung up and the coldness of the poison began to descend down my spine.
Life is a game of words. What you let stay, stays. What you don’t agree with, doesn’t stay.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that
love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21
love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21
Lies, lies and lies she had whispered to my ears. But…
Then I spoke…
‘I am Somebody’‘God knows me’That’s what matters….case closed.
That’s what happens when the enemy gets into your head, he plants lies and begins to water them. The publishing agent was trying hard to get me to commit but friend, she did it the wrong way!
During the conversation, she said she was concerned. Concerned?Really! An odd way of showing it. Many people don’t realize the potency of their words. We can show grace to those who hurt us with their words when we remember it is the best they have got. If they knew any better they would have given it.
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The last thing to do is to entrust your project into the hands of someone who does not believe in you and simply think s/he is doing you an outright favor. So I am headed else where.
What do you do when you have the harshest of words whispered to you?
What do you do when the enemy spins lies?
Don’t let the enemy box you to a corner.
That’s what he did with Eve. He made her see no better option than eating the ‘forbidden
fruit’. Genesis 3:4-5 “You shall be as gods”…as if God was keeping something away from
Eve!
That’s what he did with Eve. He made her see no better option than eating the ‘forbidden
fruit’. Genesis 3:4-5 “You shall be as gods”…as if God was keeping something away from
Eve!
Whatever is contrary to what God has said is a lie.
Discard it and move on. When you begin to pay courtesy to the enemy’s lie you
give him a foothold in your life. Titus 1:1-2 and Hebrews 6:18
Discard it and move on. When you begin to pay courtesy to the enemy’s lie you
give him a foothold in your life. Titus 1:1-2 and Hebrews 6:18
Speak God’s Word over that situation. Many of us are scared to speak. We are afraid our words would fall to the ground. The Word of God never falls to the ground. You make it of none effect when you don’t believe it. Let the faith in your heart push you to decree over that circumstance.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall sayunto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:23
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:23
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Obey God and hold on to His promises. Like the three Hebrew boys, don’t bow to the idols challenging you. God will show up in your life when you wholeheartedly hold on. In the world, there are idols that want to snatch you away from God’s kingdom. Don’t bow or kneel to them.
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Truthfully, I have seen many No’s become Huge Yeses in ways I least expect. When that great door opens up it swallows the heap of ‘No’ tags you have received.
Are you with me?
Did someone ever say to you ‘you are nobody’?
Those harsh publisher’s words were enough to make me quit my writing dream. Guess what, they did the very opposite. Right now, I am eager to pursue my dreams.
Yes!
May be you are reading this and you just received a resounding No, don’t give up. Now is the time to rework your plans, get busy getting better and growing yourself.
This message is for you who feels, no one will take you. This message is for you who have heard over and again that ‘you are nobody’…
You are chosen (1 Peter 2:9)
You are loved (Jeremiah 31:3)
You are seen (Psalm 34:15)
Don’t short change yourself by give in to those harsh negative comments.
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Don’t sell yourself short by accepting these words. God is not done with you, He is just starting.
Do I hear an Amen?
What people say don’t matter but what God says is final.
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Comment Prompt: Have you had a similar experience? What did you do? What more can you add?
By His Great Grace,
Ifeoma Samuel
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