Power Moves: A 7-Day Reading Plan to Rediscover Your Inner StrengthSample

Day One: Power Move: Believe Differently

The systems that leave you stagnant and ashamed are only rendered powerless when a stronger, more powerful belief is introduced. That new belief creates an opportunity for a healthier, more powerful system to emerge.

For starters: “God loves me whether I am in a relationship or not.” “God loves me whether I am successful professionally or not.” “God loves me whether other people like me or not.” These statements are opportunities to believe differently, but until our choices reflect what we believe, we will not experience change.

I did not grasp the belief that I am loved, valued, and worthy of maximizing my life with ease. It is a truth that requires me to see beyond what I think about my messy insides and dare to believe that where I see a mess, God sees material. As Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

Though it is not an unfamiliar scripture, a component of it was highlighted to me in a new way. The word that stands out the most to me is know. Too often, we quote this scripture but mentally replace the word "know" with "think," "wish", or "hope". There’s something to be said about being in a relationship with God long enough that you move from uncertainty about how things work together to knowing they will.

I have learned that God is so holy that even the messes I make along the way in pursuing His purpose cannot contaminate His holiness. That’s not just my truth either. It’s yours too. When I fall into the trap of inadequacy because of my negative belief system, I must remind myself that God did not run out of grace when I messed up. When I trust that I am loved beyond measure, it breaks me out of the system that cripples me. There is a power waiting to be released in you today that is rooted in the knowledge that you are inescapably loved, valued, seen, and adored.

If you can grasp this as truth, it will grant you the courage to change what you believe about yourself and what is possible in your life.

Respond:

How can embracing the belief that you are unconditionally loved empower you to make positive choices in your life?

Prayer:

God, help me to know and trust that you are working it all together for my good. Amen.