Yesterday was tough—physically, mentally, and emotionally. The cold bit through my skin, my body ached with every movement, and my mind… oh, my mind was the biggest battlefield of all.
That space between my ears—the real control tower of my actions—was under siege. Every step I took was met with relentless whispers of doubt:
“You’re going to quit. You always do.”
“Who are you fooling? This won’t last.”
“Quitter’s Day is January 10th—by then, this ‘new you’ will be nothing but a memory.”
The words kept coming, louder and heavier, trying to break me down, trying to convince me that my past dictated my future. I fought back, declaring, “I WILL NOT QUIT.”
But the lies didn’t stop. In fact, they only grew stronger.
Frustrated, I turned to my husband and asked, “How do I stop these thoughts?” I poured out my battle to him, feeling weary, desperate for an answer.
Without hesitation, he played a song—“The Truth” by Megan Woods. And as I read the lyrics out loud, something inside me shifted:
“How many times can you hear the same lie before you start to believe it?
The enemy keeps whisperin’ to me, I swear these days it’s all that I’m hearin’.
I used to know who I was, now I look in the mirror, and I’m not so sure.
Lord, I don’t wanna listen to the lies anymore.
The truth is I am my Father’s child.
I make Him proud, and I make Him smile.
I was made in the image of a perfect King.
He looks at me and wouldn’t change a thing.
The truth is, I’m truly loved
By a God who’s good when I’m not good enough.
I don’t belong to the lies, I belong to You—
And that’s the truth.”
As the words sank in, I realized something profound: The enemy may whisper lies, but I don’t have to listen. My past failures do not define me. My struggles do not dictate my worth. My identity is not in my weaknesses but in who God says I am.
The truth is, I am not a quitter.
The truth is, I am stronger than my doubts.
The truth is, I am loved, chosen, and capable.
That battle in my mind may not disappear overnight, but now I know how to fight. I will silence the lies with truth. I will remind myself whose I am every time doubt tries to take hold.
And most importantly… I will keep going.