We hope you enjoyed this plan from Enough: Silencing the Lies That Steal Your Confidence by Sharon Jaynes. Spend some time thanking God for your great worth today. You have never met a mere mortal.” And you are no ordinary mortal!

Lewis wrote in his work The Weight of Glory, “There are no ordinary people. The mere fact that we were created to be image bearers of a holy God says otherwise. How in the world could you or I ever be worthless? It’s impossible. Paul wrote, “From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands” (Acts 17:26). God also planned the specific time and place in history for you to be born. Jesus said, “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last-and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you” (John 15:16). Not only did God know you before you were born and choose you to be His child, He appointed you to bear fruit. Why? Because it gave Him pleasure to do so (Ephesians 1:5). He decided to adopt you into His family through Jesus Christ and make you the focus of His love. Long before God created the earth, He had you in mind. Consider God’s words to Jeremiah: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart I appointed you as a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). God knows every one of them He even knows what caused them. Words that echo, confirming what we already suspected-we’re worthless. We wanted a boy when you were born…You were a mistake we never wanted children…We don’t want you on our team…Is that the best you can do?…This seat is taken.

Demeaning words from childhood itch like phantom worth, amputated by careless parents, unthinking friends, tactless teachers, and imprudent peers.

Silencing the lies that steal your confidence