Write It Down, Tear It Up, courtesy Bob Gas

There will always be people who speak ill of you.  

“She will never amount to anything… His parents were nothing, his grandparents were nothing, and he is going to be nothing too!”  

The question is, who are you going to believe, God or your critics?  

God says that by His grace you’re going to prove your critics wrong, so stop listening to their negative predictions.  Stop believing the family members, schoolteachers, employers, and so-called ‘friends’ who try to put you down.  Turn a deaf ear to racism and sexism.  

You may have been abused, misused, rejected, and neglected, but it is time to forget those things that are behind and start reaching forward.  When God speaks a word over your life, as far as He’s concerned, it has already been accomplished; it’s ‘a done deal!’  Now it’s your job to believe it, speak it, and walk in the reality of it each day.

When someone says something that leaves a scar on your heart and mind, do this:

1. Write it down on a piece of paper.
2.  Ask God to help you forgive them and to erase the scar.
3. Tear up the paper, toss it into the rubbish, and ‘press toward the goal God has set for you.

Again, as you warp up June and usher in the second half of 2017, simply write it down, and then tear it up.