P E R S E R V E R A N C E

And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

It’s the 2nd week of school and already I feel overwhelmed, inadequate, and if I let it, I know that shadow of gloom/doom will take over.

You’ve heard it before, I’ve blogged it before…

My fear of failure is based not upon truth but LIES. JACQUELINE…STOP LYING TO YOURSELF.

Lie #1: If I don’t do well in university..if I fail miserably, God will love me less.

Lie #2: I need to earn His love by doing things. By praying, by reading the bible, by being the good christian girl. I can never DO enough if I try to earn His love by doing..

Lie #3: My happiness in life depends on gaining the approval/praise of other ppl, including family and friends.

Forgetting what is behind, and straining forward, I will reach for the prize…

The biggest lie of all is that “I CAN do the Christian life by myself”..I suck at doing it! It’s not hard to do it, it’s IMPOSSIBLE. It is only through Christ living in me, dwelling in me, acting through me…