There's a little girl I'd like you all to meet, she was raised in poor home, and it showed in her attire which was faded and worn. She never had many friends because she had very low self-esteem. She grew up being told she wasn't good enough. She was the kid that no one ever chose to be on their sports team or class project. She was picked on a lot and made fun of because of how she dressed; and after a while she began to believe that all those negative things were true. Even though her parents tried to tell her that kids can be mean and not to listen to them, she took everything to heart and thought that all those kids must be right, after-all, there were a lot of them saying it, so it must be true.
That little girl turned into a woman, and she married young, wanting only to feel loved and accepted, and thought that marriage was the answer, but she was never truly happy with herself and that marriage failed. That only led to other bad relationships and broken dreams over the years that followed. Her every attempt to prove herself was shot down by all the negative forces in her life, until even as an adult she let people convince her that she would never be anyone or anything important, and that no one loved or wanted her in their life.... why would they want someone so worthless around?
Where is that little girl today? She lives inside of me; and the woman I have grown into is working hard to show her that she is and always has been a beautiful, strong person inside and out, dreams do come true and she's not that hurt little girl anymore, she has lots of people who love and support her.
Of course, I have to shut her up from time to time, when she starts trying to convince me that all those people through the years could be right and that we will never be more than we are right now. I just say to her, "Shut up! We can be anything we want to be, and we deserve the very best of all life has to offer!" I look her right in the eyes and say, “You are a strong, beautiful woman and everyone wants to be on your team, everyone wants to be just like you," "so stop your whining, go out there and make it happen!!!!
However, she doesn’t always want to listen to me. Why? Because when you hear something over and over, you start to believe it. You start thinking…maybe they are right, maybe all these people see something I don’t and maybe I will always be no more than I am right now. Well, God tells us in His word that we are royalty.
I have come a long way since that broken little girl. I am learning every day to quite her. I have to daily remind her that she is a beautiful child of God. And with God there is nothing she cannot do.
So, always remember, it's not what others think about you that counts...silence that broken little girl within you and show her that you can conquer the world. What you believe about you is what is going to make or break you... Look in the mirror and say, "I am a strong, beautiful woman and nothing short of God above can keep me from success!
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