Over the years I've met so many genuine followers of Jesus who sell themselves short and think small thoughts about their lives. They struggle to imagine themselves being great in God's kingdom. They hold high views of God, but for whatever reason don't believe they are candidates for the fullness of God.
What causes people to think small? Why do so many people struggle to believe they can attain a significant measure of God's power and be an instrument in God's hand that can impact their generation?
It often traces back to negative words that were spoken over their lives. Parents, teachers, peers, spouses, and so on may have told them, in so many words, that they are average or stupid or pathetic or nothing. Many Christians have been lied to. They have been told that they are not qualified to be great. And they have believed it.
When we believe these lies about ourselves it has a way of holding us back from the full purposes of God over our lives. This is what I will be talking about this Sunday. My prayer is to expose lies that have tied us down. I am praying that God would cut these lies away and release us into a new freedom to pursue all that God has for us.
–Pastor Scott A.