She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.
Proverbs 31:25

I am in a funk. You know the kind- the ones where Satan really just wants to get in there and run you down until you are raw. I am fighting it. I know with all my heart that we are doing what God wants us to be doing and that’s why Satan is at our door. It is a funk where the attack comes from the outside and from the inside. While I cannot stop the outside attacks- I can stop the the internal ones. 

We women are so prone to allowing our negative self talk grab us and take hold of us. We compare ourselves to other mothers, other business owners, women in better shape than we are, women who have prettier hair, nicer houses, newer cars…. It just never stops in our heads. We have to realize at some point that we are created in HIS image. Yes-  we were created in God’s image, so when  we complain about ourselves we are complaining about God’s creation. We have to remember that , “It is good”. He says so right there in Genesis. Maybe we need to tape it to the mirror. Maybe we need a friend to hold us accountable to remember it. Whatever it is that you need to hear, hear me say at least this today: YOU are good. 

As for the outside attacks. Smile and laugh in their direction. Someone doesn’t like the way you parent? Too bad. Someone doesn’t respect your faith? Who cares. Someone thinks you are the root of their problems? Nice try. Don’t let the insecurities of someone else get in the way of who you are. You are God’s child. No one can take that away.