Sunday, May 26, 2019

No Mo FOMO

We tend to feel unworthy of things that Papa has promised us in our lives, including His unconditional love, and when we feel this way, instead of letting things happen the way they would naturally/supernaturally as we walk this journey with Jesus, we typically will self-sabotage.  When we self-sabotage we find ourselves “missing out” on the promises that were spoken over us or given to us in the Word which then leads us back to the conclusion that we ARE, in fact, unworthy.  There are SO MANY LIES within this entire process that we have allowed to take root inside of us and in turn change our entire perspective on who we are and who HE is!

First and foremost, YOU WERE WORTH HIS LIFE!!! Your life, and I don’t mean just a good run-of-the-mill, humdrum, 9-5 punch-in/punch-out everyday life, but your BEST life was worth Him laying down His.  Believing that you are meant to walk in anything less than God’s best for you is a straight up, bold face lie of the enemy of your soul and needs uprooted out of your heart if you truly believe that God’s best just isn’t for you.

Secondly, this whole “missing out” syndrome that has swept the nation (FOMO or fear of missing out) is just that….a fear.  And where does fear have its root? Not in love.  “There is no fear in love.” (1 John 4:18a NIV) And who is love? “God is love.” (1 John 4:8 NIV)  So therefore if we are rooted and grounded in Christ we no longer have to walk around with a “spirit of fear but rather power, love and a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)  Guess what? If you are walking hand in hand with the One who sees the beginning from the end, and think about this He saw YOUR end before you even knew your beginning, then do you really think He’s going to lead you down a path that’s going to make you “MISS OUT” on your very best life? Nuh-uh. *Game buzzer* Wrong answer.


Okay, so now let's deal with the beast in the room: self-sabotage.  Why do we do it? What is the purpose? And where does it have its root or beginning? I believe for each individual person these answers might look slightly different BUT at the root of all of everything is still that ever present jerk of an enemy: FEAR.  Ugh.  You again.  Why does it feel like this thing never goes away? I have a theory about that.

Have you ever sliced into an onion? Did you look at how the different size rings create the separate layers of an onion with one overlapping the other? Well I believe that we, as humans, are created very similarly.  We have many layers that, when we give Him access, Papa will peel back and reveal things about us that He wants to heal in His perfect timing and they all have a root in fear because fear is something that cannot be present in someone who is walking in complete and total perfect identity as a son or daughter of the King.

In this process of what I like to call spiritual surgery we experience the highs and lows of self-realization and sometimes that results in this fight or flight natural instinct we were born with and we have to decide whether or not to Be Still, Trust Him, and stay on the table or run away from the pain.  Fear of many things come up during these seasons as well and we have to continually choose to forfeit those irrational doubts that tell us our identity is anything other than who He says we are.  It is especially during these times that we need to ground ourselves in Truth (the Word) and not allow things like self-sabotage to make themselves at home in what may look like a wilderness or valley season that is never going to end.  Remember, your season doesn't define you and you ARE worthy of every good and perfect gift that Your Father wants to give you so have a seat at His feet and just receive with hands wide open!

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