Choosing The Truth

Hi friends!

Truth be told, I had an entire blog written and was about to post it… then my dad called. Our conversation made me realize I needed to change the blog for today.

**Sidenote:** For context and a little life update, I just moved to Charleston, SC – my happy place - in December 2024. I’m in my final semester of my master’s program, recently started my own marketing agency, and am continuing to build and grow my personal professional brand.

So, my dad and I were on the phone catching up on all the life/adulting/moving-to-a-new-state updates. As we chatted, I started talking about how I was feeling. The feelings that come with starting and growing your own company - challenging, invigorating, and an experience of a lifetime. Some days I feel like I’m crushing it, and others I’m wondering what the heck I’m doing, how I got here, and if I’m ever going to pull this off. This morning, my thoughts were the latter.

I was telling my dad that on my drive downtown to work this morning, the enemy was filling my head with lies like “I need to have it all figured out,” “How am I ever going to make enough money to survive,” “I have no idea what I’m doing,” and “I’m not even good at what I do.”

You get the gist. Have you ever been there? If you answered no… call me, I need whatever you have. If you responded yes and have ever had thoughts similar to these, you’re not alone. As I recited to my father just about every thought racing through my head this morning, I realized just how big these lies were. **Sidenote** journaling or talking to someone you trust can be extremely helpful to identify thoughts, feelings, or just to step away for a moment from a racing mind** These lies, so untrue, yet sounded so deceivingly true in the moment. Additionally, I have spent lots of time in prayer recently, just asking God what He is saying to me. I guess I thought He would smack me upside the head with what He wants to say. It wasn’t until I was talking to my dad that I realized He has been talking to me, shaping me, and constantly reminding me to bring my thoughts back to him and the His Word/the truth. He has been saying, “I have never failed you and I won’t start now,” “You are on the winning team,” “I have commanded you not to be anxious, I will always provide, stop worrying,” “You don’t need to have everything figured out, I already do,” “I am taking care of it, and you,” “I can do immeasurably more than all you can ask or imagine.” He has been speaking to me as I face the decision every day to feed into worry or feed into faith. You can’t believe that the Lord will do immeasurably more and doubt in the same moment. Choose one. You can’t worry about the future and know He will always provide everything you need in the same moment. Choose one. Then really choose it. If you are going to believe the Lord will always provide for you, then put your faith in that and stop worrying. If you believe that his understanding is greater than our understanding and He cares for you, then fully stand on that truth and don’t move. The creator of heaven and earth promises He is for you, that nothing that is against you will ever prosper, and that He will carry out His good works until the day of completion. THAT is the truth. The enemy will always try to enter when God is at work, but God qualifies the called. The devil tries to make us doubt, get off track, worry, and fall any chance he can. Fight the lies with the truth. Say it out loud. Write down the truth to combat the lies. As my dad reminded me, we’re human, that happens. Those thoughts creep in and we believe them by accident sometimes. If you’re facing any of these lies or any lies at all, I encourage you to go to scripture. Read the living true word. I promise the King of kings will meet you there.

“being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 1:6 NIV

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:19 NIV

“What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Romans 8:31 NIV

“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.”

Isaiah 54:17 NIV

My mom always tells me, “The devil doesn’t pay rent, therefore he can’t stay”(Pastor Chris Hodges). Let the truth be your weapon today.

Love always,

Mo