When Self-Image Takes a Hit

Kathy — When our self-image takes a hit, it is tempting to feel so fragmented that we stop functioning.  If we do, then condemnation seeps in and tries to “kill” our relationship with our Father and tries to “steal” our sense of worth and tries to destroy our self-government.  Condemnation is one of the most lethal weapons the devil uses because it carries a mixture of truth and lie that is particularly toxic.  Condemnation’s first punch is usually true, like “You know you messed up. You’re guilty.”   However, it’s second punch is a poisonous lie like, “There is no way out, no healing for a messed up self-image.  There is no way to redeem value that was lost and no restoration of broken boundaries.”  Those lies should make you want to spit, grab hold of the truth of who you are in Christ and march straight at the enemy with intent to overcome.
(This is an excerpt from Kathy’s article “Seeing Us The Way God Sees Us“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. Marty & Kathy Gabler invite you to read their articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
CLICK HERE to read SEEC Magazine