Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free…" (John 8:32, NIV)
Don't let negative labels hold you back. People are constantly putting labels on us, telling us what we can and cannot become, what we do or don’t have. Many times, these labels are not in agreement with what God says about us; but if we don’t know any better, we’ll wear them like they’re the truth.Â
The sad thing is that wrong labels can keep you from your destiny. You are not who people say you are. You are who God says you are. People will label you not good enough, too slow, too old, too many mistakes. God labels you strong, talented, valuable, more than a conqueror.Â
Make sure that you’re wearing the right labels. Don’t go the next twenty years allowing negative comments to hold you back. They can become so ingrained in your thinking that you end up becoming what people say you are instead of what God says you are.
Are there labels that are holding you back today? What a coach said? What a counselor said? Even negative comments spoken by your parents? This is the time to remove every negative label. People don’t determine your destiny, God does. The only power that label has over you is the power that you give it. If you will remove it and forgive that person and quit dwelling on it, that label will have no effect on you!
Pray: "Father, thank You for Your truth which sets me free. I choose to let go of every negative word spoken over me. I forgive those who have hurt me. I embrace your word as my identity.Â