My whole life I have thought sauerkraut was fish.
Similarly, I thought wolverines were big vicious wolf hybrids. Turns out they’re just vicious “large (but actually still relatively small) weasels”.
That is a delusive name for a jacked weasel in my humble opinion but that’s besides my point.
There are a lot of things like this in my life.
I think something is one way but it turns out to be something completely different.
A perfect example of this: anxiety.
I was convinced I would never make it to my mission.
Made it.
“Oh well, you’ll never be able to accomplish it.”
Accomplished it.
“Okay well, now after all my hard work, something is gonna happen so I can’t go home. I won’t get to see my family.”
I’m home. With my family.
“I won’t get to go on the trips, something is going to happen to me.”
I was fine. And I had a great time.
“This job is way too cool for me. I'm an imposter trying to go for this. I'm making a fool out of myself”
Got the job.
I’m summing these up into short sentences but all of them were and are real thoughts and things I struggle with constantly.
The imposter syndrome has been hitting hard. Trying to get me to forget who I am and who I want to be. Trying to get me to think I don’t deserve good things. Trying to get me to believe that I have to stay stuck in old cycles and habits.
It’s a lie.
I can do whatever I want to do and be whoever I want to be despite what my thoughts are trying to tell me.
I can change.
and while I’ve only given examples of temporal things.
I mean them also and especially in eternal terms as well.
At times I question my worth as a daughter of God.
I question if what I have to offer is enough.
If i’m doing enough. If my mistakes will determine more than I’d like them to…
I firmly believe Satan tries to attack us right in the potential.
I’m sure he doesn’t want us feeling confident in Christ and in truth.
He tries to deceive us. Make us think that sauerkraut is fish.
but truth is truth and if we’re rooted in it, we will not fall.
Don’t believe everything you think.
Especially if it's not a positive, encouraging, and motivating thought.
God does not deceive nor does He tear down.
He wants the best for you.
He’ll tell you that sauerkraut is actually cabbage ;)
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