{Be Real} Band Aids by Jessica

We all have them. Little things we say and do to patch the wounds inflicted on our hearts, and, in some cases, our bodies. Sweet nothings we try so hard to believe, to hold onto. Little truths recited over and over again, as we struggle so hard to believe them. The little whispers in our ears that tell us who we should be, what we can’t be, and all that it wants us to believe. The lies that scream and rip at our lives, as careless words become grenades.

Hold fast to the truth, GOD calls you HIS.

“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” John 1:12 NIV

Hold fast to the truth, GOD calls you HIS friend.

“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15  NIV

Hold fast to the truth, GOD heals.

“Praise the Lord, my soul,   and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins   and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion…” Psalm 103:2-4 NIV

Hold fast to the truth, GOD set you free.

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36 NIV