Remember Who You Really Are {Coffee for Your Heart}

Dear You,

When life crowds in on us and pushes us hard, we can forget who we are. We start to look around us and think, “Is this me? Is this who I am now?” Our perspective gets blurred, and the enemy tries to persuade us that we are not the woman God has told us we are—the woman he’s promised we always will be.

Life has ups and downs for all of us. So whether you’re at the end of a hard day, in the middle of celebrating, or somewhere in between, there’s some truth you need to hear. And it’s this: you are not your circumstances.

In all the moments of your life, you are a woman of grace and strength. Even when you feel weak, you have divine power within you that is able to get you through anything. And you are loved far more than you can even imagine. How you feel today, what you’re facing, even what others may say doesn’t change that—and never can.

Who you are is secure forever. And you are a daughter of God, a holy princess, a woman who is chosen and cherished. Nothing and no one can take that away from you. You have within you a God who is bigger than your bad days and stronger than your circumstances, and he will never let you go. He has promised that nothing will defeat you and no one can stand against you.

So keep pressing forward, friend. Hold your head up high and know that you are loved.

Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.

Whatever has happened or is yet to be can’t change that even a little bit.

And it can’t change who you really are—a beloved child of God who belongs to and with him forever.

XOXO

Holley Gerth

(inspired by Isa. 43:2; 2 Cor. 4:7–9; 1 Pet. 2:9 and adapted from If We Could Have Coffee…{ebook})

p.s. I’m speaking at (in)RL this year along with some other amazing women. You can find out more and register free here! And I’ll be on (in)courage this Monday sharing about it too.

photo and quote design by Sara Torbett

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