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Whispers of the World...

Every now and then I have to pause and really remind myself that the whispers of the world are wrong!

It's those times when I start to get a little depressed for no reason, when I start to compare my life to the life of others, when I wonder why I am wasting my talents and missing out on the things I really enjoy.

This world is constantly whispering in my ear...

… what are you trying to prove?  … you can’t, and you won’t be anything special.
It’s true that even in our best efforts we will never be perfect.  We can study, practice or devote more time to becoming better at something or even special in some unique way but we’ll never truly succeed.  Our shallow motives drive our attention and we always become consumed with idea that we need to prove our worth our value or simply the fact that we mean something.  I often find myself believing the lies that no matter what I do I will never be smart enough, pretty enough, strong enough.  But the true is I may never accomplish anything super spectacular or make a huge impact on the world, but I will always be special to God. 

... why do you bother when no one really cares about you?  … no body really loves you. 
It’s very easy to fall into the self sorry pit and believe that no one loves you especially if you're an emotional women. We have a tendency to put everyone first in our lives.  We're mothers and wives who never say no and often times ask ourselves if anyone even notices our sacrifices.  (Even more so with teenagers...)  I don't mind loving my family but when it comes to being loved back, sometimes we don't feel it as much as we give it.  But God is constantly teaching me to love others unconditionally ... not expecting anything in return and the world keeps telling me at times .. that's not right and that's not fair.  I have to remind myself that human love will never fulfill me completely  and is often fading but God's love is eternal.  He will love me regardless of what I bring and will never stop. 


Sometimes we have to tell the whispers to be quiet.  Sometimes we have to scream at the whispers to be quiet and sometimes we just need to turn the music up and drown them out.  It's not easy but if we stay grounded in God's love and faithfulness ... we can often remind ourselves that the  whispers are lies and aren't true.

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