Who Does God Say I Am?

At some point after I left my abusive relationship, and while I was in the most toxic part of my marriage, I started searching out who God says I am, rather than who other people or my messed up mind say I am. See, my mind said that I'm nobody. Dirt. Can't do anything right. Have no value or worth. It learned this from things other people had said to me, including my abusers and my husband, but also from thoughts that went on repeat over and over all day long. Satan had used the seeds that were planted by men, and encouraged me to see proof of that all day long.

Every time I wouldn't "get enough done" (by who's standards, anyway?), or I "did something wrong" (says who?) or I "let the ball drop" in one of the many areas of our household (why was it ALL on my shoulders?), the voices would start up. They started as a whisper at first, but eventually drowned out any other thoughts I had and took over my emotions, leaving me feeling like a victim.

I'm not enough.

I can't do anything right.

I will never amount to anything.

I'm worthless.

I'm only loved with conditional love. 

I always screw up.

I can't remember anything.

I'm too unorganized.

My house is too messy.

I can't get everything done, there's simply not enough time.

I'm overwhelmed.

I'm drowning.

I can't handle this.

No one likes me.

No one loves me.

I'm not good enough.

I'm not enough. I'm not enough. I'm not enough.


These were the voices that looped on repeat day in and day out. So how did I quiet them? I replaced the lies with truth. Here are several verses I found that helped me during this time... ￬￬￬


For you created my inmost being;

    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Psalm 139:13-14


You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.” 

Lamentations 3:57 NIV


“But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”  Isaiah 43:1  


God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Psalm 46:5 NIV


The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.  

My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. Psalm 28:7 NIV


I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 NKJV


When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; He brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? 

Psalm 118:5 NIV


Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” 

Hebrews 13:5 NIV


But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you 

from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV


When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. 

Isaiah 43:2 NKJV


The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 

Romans 8:6 NIV


 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. 

John 16:33 NIV


...If God is for us,who can be against us? Romans 8:31b NIV


Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” 

Joshua 1:9 NKJV


...Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s’. 2 Chronicles 20:15b NKJV


But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV


For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 

2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV


Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV 

(I read this as "doing good" would be doing and thinking good, Christ-like things!)


Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

And lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He shall direct your paths. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV


You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:36 NIV


Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NIV


For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV


Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. Psalms 16:1 NIV


The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace. Psalm 29:11 NKJV


The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1 NKJV


Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Psalm 27:14 NKJV


You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 26:3 NKJV


Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. (When I read this, I realized that negative thinking/talking about ourselves counted as "unwholesome talk"!)

Ephesians 4:29-31 NIV


So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” 

Matthew 21:21-22 NIV


Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. 

And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Romans 5:1-5


Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Philippians 4:8 NIV


Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 

and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV


Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 

vs 12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. James 1:2-3, 12 NIV


I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;

For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:8 NKJV


Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4 NIV


Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

John 14:27 NIV


Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart 

and my portion forever. Psalm 73:25-26


Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalms 139:7-10 NIV


Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV


And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you 

strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10


Have you not known?

Have you not heard?

The everlasting God, the Lord,

The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

He gives power to the weak,

And to those who have no might He increases strength.

Even the youths shall faint and be weary,

And the young men shall utterly fall,

But those who wait on the Lord

Shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,

They shall walk and not faint. 

Isaiah 40:28-31 NKJV


Excerpts from 2 Samuel 22 NIV

Vs 3 ...my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge...from violent men you save me.

Vs 17: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

Vs 20 ...He rescued me because he delighted in me.

Vs 33: It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

Vs 36: You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great.