Abide Weekly: Week 3 | Name the Familiar Voice
Name the Familiar Voice
Many of us carry a voice that says we’re not good enough, capable enough, or loved enough. It doesn’t sound like a stranger. It sounds like us, and it can pass for honesty. Some of us even mistake it for God because it’s so hard on us. One way to tell the difference is conviction versus condemnation. Conviction is specific and hopeful: this one thing, and here’s the way back. Condemnation is global and hopeless: this is who you are. Romans 8:1 says there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. When a voice is harsh, vague, and hopeless, you’re allowed to set it down.
THIS WEEK: When that voice speaks, don’t argue with it. Just name it: There’s that voice again. Then ask: Is this pointing me to one thing I can change, or telling me who I am?
THIS WEEK: When that voice speaks, don’t argue with it. Just name it: There’s that voice again. Then ask: Is this pointing me to one thing I can change, or telling me who I am?
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