Oakwood Church Fresh Start Women's Devotional Encouragement for Today Hartland Delafield

What’s Wrong With Me?
By Lisa Boyer

“Finally, brothers…whatever is right…think about such things.”
Philippians 4:8

The church bulletin read, “Today’s Message Is: ‘What’s Wrong with Me?’” The pastor began…“Have you ever asked yourself, ‘What’s wrong with me?’ If you have or even if you’ve just felt that way, that uncertainty can become very devastating.” He went on to say, “If God brings us to the place where we ask ourselves ‘What’s wrong with me?’ it is meant to help us grow, overcome, and be free from the bondage of self-doubt. Let God show you what is right about you; why He loves and cares for you so much.” (1)

Nothing that is wrong with you can compare with what’s right about you:

• You are created in God’s image! “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27).
• God cares for you! “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father…So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:29, 31).
• Jesus prayed for you! “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in Me through their message” (John 17:20).
• Jesus loves you and freed you from sin! “To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood” (Revelation 1:5b).

GOING DEEPER:
1. The next time you find yourself asking “What’s wrong with me?” how will you refocus your attention to what’s right about you from God’s perspective?

(1) Pastor Jerome Spencer, New Beginnings Christian Church, Waukesha, WI, May 2, 2010.

Lisa has been married to Ted for 20 years and they have two teenage sons. Lisa administers Fresh Start’s Facebook and blog, and loves hanging out with and impacting teenage girls for Christ.