You Are Enough!

Have you ever asked the Lord what lies you’ve been believing? I was taught to do this when I’m feeling scared or depressed or heavy. 

Recently,  I felt very emotionally distraught. I didn’t know why. I wasn’t PMS. No-one did or said anything particularly rude. I just felt super irritable, like everyone around me was sandpaper. My husband looking too relaxed bothered me. Him asking to pray for me bothered me 😆 Everything was bothering me! I felt like I needed a vacation, A day away from all my responsibilities and my five wonderful children. I thought I could really use highlights and a more attractive haircut and my nails done. I felt awful for how I was snapping at my kids. I knew my issue was me, not them. I messaged close friends to pray for me, I also threw a Hail Mary and called my mom.  She agreed to take the kids for a bit so I could be alone and think and pray. 

Here’s where things got interesting- On my way to dropping them off,  I asked the Lord, in my mind, what lies I was believing that were having me feel so irritable. You know what immediately came to mind?! “You believe you are not enough and you believe you are not pretty enough.” 

I was dumbfounded! I didn’t think I had been believing these lies! My rational mind would reject those I thought. But they WERE deep in my heart. Hidden sinister lies that needed to be exposed! I instantly started crying when I heard them. I apologized to God for believing them. I asked him when those lies came in and he’s been showing me different occasions when those lies came in and he’s been showing me what he sees in me. I have the choice now to pick up his truth and put down those lies or not. I can keep renewing my mind to his truths every day by receiving them again and speaking them over myself or ignore them. I chose to share this today because a lot of you have been believing these lies too, I know because he showed me and he’s had me praying for you, specifically for these lies to be revealed and removed. 

It’s what’s been driving your desires to control, people please, and perform. 

The truth is YOU ARE ENOUGH! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! The enemy wants you to carry guilt, shame, and condemnation, but you are truly accepted in the beloved and deeply loved and cherished and chosen by a God who sees your immense worth! So this I share with you- “Shake off the dust, arise, be seated, captive Jerusalem. Loose yourself from the bonds of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion" Isaiah 52:2

Here is what the footnotes say on this verse from the passion translation study bible- 

1. Hebrew nuance – The Hebrew word na’ar means “shaking out [of a lion’s mane]” or “shaking up and down.”
   
• It’s also a homophone for “to growl (like a lion’s roar),” with a related reference in Jeremiah 51:38.  
2. Spiritual meaning of “dust” – The “dust” symbolizes our fallen, Adam‑inherited nature (1 Cor 15:47–49). We’re called to crucify that old nature and be clothed in Christ.
   
• This is connected to Genesis 3:14 (Satan’s curse to eat dust), illustrating that anything we withhold from God becomes fodder for the enemy.
• The act of shaking off dust and rising represents transcending our old self and being enthroned with Jesus (see Rom 8:30; Eph 2:16; Rev 3:21)

These Key aspects of the verse: (taken from google AI) 

“Shake off the dust”:

This signifies releasing oneself from a state of mourning, despair, or inactivity.

“Arise”:

This calls for a renewed sense of purpose and action, rising from a position of weakness or defeat.

“Be seated”:

This indicates taking one’s rightful place of authority and honor.

“Captive daughter of Zion”:

This highlights the suffering and captivity of the people, emphasizing the need for liberation.

Summary - 

The verse is a powerful call to action, urging the people to embrace their identity as God’s chosen and to move forward with hope and strength.

 This is what I hear him calling you to do! Shake off the dust and arise! Remember who are you and whose you are!