One of the most common and indeed dangerous of thoughts that runs through the mind when life is tough - be-it financial, fear of remaining single, fear of not having children, or fear of not getting a job - is 'what is wrong with me?'.
This question is neither from God nor you.
Satan is a wiley old character; and one of his greatest tricks is to slip such negatives suggestions into our minds, disguising them as our own. Add the daily guilt and self condemnation of past mistakes and failings and we have a fairly big problem. For it results in believing that God is somehow withholding his blessings from our lives, as a result of past sins and mistakes.
Unfortunately our churches' emphasis on what we must do to earn God's love and righteousness further accentuates these negative thoughts and fears; enabling Satan to have a field day.
"In your anger do not sin".
Ephesians 4 vs 26
'what is wrong with me?' - leads to God is withholding His blessings from me - which leads to anger and resentment of both God and yourself. And what happens when anger and fear reign in our hearts and minds? We rebel - or as the bible puts it, 'sin in anger'.
In other words we say "you know what Lord, I'm tired of this. If you're not going to help me, then I may as well do whatever I want, any way I want."
God is not withholding His blessings from you because of past mistakes. The bible says that He remembers your sins no more.
You are His beloved child; and you don't have to do anything to earn that, because Jesus has already done everything.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with you. That thought is not from you, and it most certainly isn't from God.
You are and always will be His Beloved Child.
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