{"id":10984,"date":"2019-09-16T05:25:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T10:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10984"},"modified":"2019-09-16T05:28:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T10:28:38","slug":"they-say-we-say-i-say-you-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=10984","title":{"rendered":"They Say, We Say, I Say, You Say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We can say so many defeating and negative things about ourselves \u2013 when we need to be saying what God says about us instead. Others may cast shadows of doubt in us by what they say to us and then there\u2019s the times when WE (you know, misery loves company) speak negative and self-deprecating things about ourselves. I love Lauren Daigle\u2019s song \u201cYou Say\u201d. It is an anthem to what God says about us and His is the only voice we should be listening to, unless others agree with us about what God says about us. We must silence other voices that tell us otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Daigle, two-times grammy award winning artist and songwriter, said the following about her song \u201cYou Say\u201d. She was being challenged with the issue of her identity and was trying to figure out how to exist when she felt like so many things were pulling her in so many different directions. She said, \u201cI think a lot of times we build these complexes based on insecurity, based on fear, based on rejection, and lies that we have to constantly overcome. And so, this song for me was just a reminder of identity. It was a reminder that I know when I\u2019m weak, He\u2019s strong\u2014so how do I change that and bring that into my everyday life? When I feel inadequate, how is it that there\u2019s always these moments where I feel like God just steps in and supersedes my inadequacies. This entire song was so every single day I would get up on stage and remind myself\u2014no, this is the truth, this is the truth, this is the truth. Don\u2019t get buried in confusion. Don\u2019t get buried in waywardness. Just remember to steady the course, steady the course.” Here is the chorus: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing
\nYou say I am strong when I think I am weak
\nAnd you say I am held when I am falling short
\nAnd when I don’t belong, oh You say I am Yours
\nAnd I believe, Oh I believe, What You say of me. I believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren\u2019s worth, according to her song’s lyrics, is found in God and whatever He says about her strength and ability. I agree with Lauren. It is so easy for me to fall into the trap of allowing what others think of me to determine my identity. There is really only ONE who has the authority to tell me who I am\u2026and that is my Creator. This song, \u201cYou Say\u201d encouraged me so much the first time I heard it. And, it inspired me to do a little treasure hunt for scriptures that we can all use to discover who we really are in Him. Let’s discover what God’s Word has to say about it and stand in faith and belief on what it says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a child of God. (John 1:12)
\nI am a friend of Jesus. (John 15:15)
\nI have been justified and redeemed. (Romans 3:24)
\nI have been set free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:2)
\nAs a child of God, I am a fellow heir with Christ. (Romans 8:17)
\nI have been accepted by Christ. (Romans 15:7)
\nI am a new creature in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
\nI am no longer a slave, but a child and an heir. (Galatians 4:7)
\nI am chosen, holy, and blameless before God. (Ephesians 1:4)
\nI am seated in heavenly places with Christ. (Ephesians 2:6)
\nI am a citizen of heaven. (Philippians 3:20)
\nThe peace of God guards my heart and mind. (Philippians 4:7)
\nI have been made complete in Christ. (Colossians 2:10)
\nGod loves me and has chosen me. (1 Thessalonians 1:4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of those \u201cI am\u201d scriptures prove who we are if we have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and committed to serve Him in word and actions. I’ve seen way too much evidence that He sees me right where I am today, and I know His love for me is vast. I’ve experienced way too many of God’s blessings, and I know they didn’t come to me by coincidence. I’ve been loved so much that it’s the story of my life. And, I want it to be the story of your life as well. I want it to change everything — including how you look at God, and yourself, and other people. I want you to live in confidence that when God looks at you, He sees beauty. He sees value. He sees hope. He sees a precious treasure beyond compare. And when you’re hiding, or when you feel so beaten down, and you can’t see anything clearly, He’s still hard at work, crafting for you a beautiful future. He sees you. He loves you. We are SO loved by ALMIGHTY God — doesn’t that AMAZE you? It sure amazes me. Listen to this song and let it resonate within your spirit that YOU ARE HIS!
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We can say so many defeating and negative things about ourselves \u2013 when we need to be saying what God says about us instead. Others may cast shadows of doubt in us by what they say to us and then there\u2019s the times when WE (you know, misery loves company) speak negative and self-deprecating things…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14793,14794,14795,14791,14792,14790],"tags":[1210,2706,14796,1375,14803,14797,1843,2190,14798,14804,2192,14799,6112,10074,14802,1539,3466,14800,14801,2200],"class_list":["post-10984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-i-am-loved","category-i-am-strong","category-i-believe","category-i-say","category-lauren-daigle","category-you-say","tag-blog","tag-child-of-god","tag-defeating","tag-fear","tag-friend-of-jesus","tag-grammy","tag-i-believe","tag-identity","tag-insecurity","tag-justified","tag-lauren-daigle","tag-lies","tag-negative","tag-rejection","tag-short","tag-strong","tag-voices","tag-waywardness","tag-weak","tag-you-say"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10989,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10984\/revisions\/10989"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}