The events that shape our lives often leave a residual energy that impacts our current situation. Who hasn't had an embarrassing moment that they wish they could forget, yet still think about it from time to time? Unfortunately for most of us, it's the lies we were told that impact us the most.
A little girl is singing her heart out and someone tells her to "knock off that racket." Now she believes her voice is unpleasant. She doesn't join the choir in school or at church because she doesn't want to subject people to the racket of her voice. She can't believe that her voice could now be a thing of beauty.
A boy sits alone at the lunch table because his classmates think he's a loser. He is young, inexperienced, and unskilled. He's clumsy and overweight. He doesn't understand how they do things because he is from a different culture. The few kids who do talk to him are only friendly when no one else is around. He looks at himself and he sees a loser.
You've been there. There is a lie resting in your heart and mind right now. It probably just reared its ugly head. You try to get over it, but it clings to you. Ignoring won't make it go away.
The only way to kill a lie is with the truth. The trouble with lies are they are a lot like a rash that won't go away. The truth has to be applied frequently.
For this reason, we need, as others have said, to preach the gospel to ourselves. That little girl needs to know that even if she croaks like a frog, God still loves her. That little boy needs to hear that Jesus doesn't see him as a loser. The message of Christ isn't just what saves us, it is what shapes us as well.
The lies that wage war against our souls are anchored deep. The gospel penetrates deeper. It makes us new. It gives us a sense of worth. Rest in Christ, and let him bring rest to your soul.
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