Fighting the enemy's lies

Dear God,
So often I am plagued by thoughts of insignificance. I look at other people and think, "Who am I compared to them? I am not as respected as they are. I am not as pretty. I am not as privileged. I am not as loved." These are all lies from the enemy. He's trying to gang up on me and tell me that I'm not worth much.
Well you know what Mr. Enemy? Guess who I have on my side? The Creator! The Mighty King! The One who has made everything right according to his plan. The One who cherishes me and loves me.
God, you are on my side and I choose now to fight with You. I will not let the enemy get into my head. God, I pray that I would train hard and work to fill my life with more of You. God, I pray that I would fill my mind with Scripture and prayers; I want to be armed with Your Word as I fight the enemy's lies. When I look to You, my dear Jesus, I do not find feelings of defeat or insignificance. Instead, I find peace; I find hope; I find purpose; I find rest.
In you, Abba, I know that I am loved. I am not missing out on anything. I am right where I am supposed to be.
I praise you Father. I know that I am fearfully and wonderfully made and I am in the middle of Your beautiful plan. May I not forget this. May I be armed with Your Word and the Spirit; ready to take on whatever is thrown at me. I look to You!
With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Give Me Jesus

Dear God,
       I just started a new chapter in my life: COLLEGE!! It's been so great to dive into studying the Bible; I have been learning a ton! It's amazing to see the Bible from a different perspective and to learn more about who You are, God. Thank You for this opportunity You've given me to study! I am so privileged to be able to study at a Christian college.
      Even in the midst of this huge blessing, things have been difficult for me. I don't know if every college student faces these when they first start college, but I have been overwhelmed with feelings of loneliness, and feelings that I won't be able to make it through all of these new changes. I know I am not alone, and I know that You have put me here for a reason, but sometimes it's hard to really believe it.
      Abba, Father, I've been struggling! I need strength to make it through. I need discernment regarding my schedule, what I decide to do/not to do. I need friends! But most of all I need YOU! More and more of YOU.
    Today I came to the song "Give me Jesus" and it was just what I needed to hear. Though I feel like everything is difficult right now, Jesus, YOU are enough to sustain me. Yes, friends are good. Yes, knowledge is good, but God I need YOU to survive and really get through this and really grow!
    Though this is a jumbled mess of thoughts and prayers, God I know You hear me! I pray that as I seek to know You better and seek to learn from You, that you would grow in me and help me to realize how much I really am dependent on You, even just to breathe one breath of air.
With Love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:17

Psalm 139:17 (NLT) - How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!

Dear God,

God, you think about me? It is so awesome to read and to know that the marvelous God of the universe, the one who created EVERYTHING, thinks about me! Ahhh thank you Father, for knowing me, loving me, and thinking about me!

With love,

Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:16

Psalm 139:16 - Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

Dear God,

This is such a beautiful truth. Before I was even born, God, you knew me. You knew me completely, before the world knew who I was. You knew me before my parents even knew about me. You knew what would happen each day I was to live and breath. You saw the unborn and unformed me, and because of your wonderful plan, I have purpose! I have hope! Thank you Lord!!!!

With love,

Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:15

Psalm 139:15 - My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Dear God,
I was woven together! God, like a weaver who creates a piece of cloth, you wove me together before I was born. It takes a weaver a long time to carefully lay each thread in place so that something can be formed. The weaver takes delight in deciding what the piece of cloth will look like when it is finished. While working on the cloth, the weaver also decides what its purpose will be and the kind of character it will have. In the same way, Lord, you wove me together, taking great joy in designing me. You purposefully chose how I would look and what I would be like. You also created me with for an unique purpose. God, that you took the time to create me and weave me together with a specific idea in mind, is so wonderful!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:14

Psalm 139:14 (NLT) - Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it!

Dear God,

I am one beautiful creation! I know that because YOU made me. God, your beauty is beyond my understanding. I thank you for creating me in your image, making me in the image of your beauty. Everything about the human body is wonderfully complex. It is amazing how the heart works to pump blood through the body and how the brain works to send a countless number of messages per second. How the skin stays together and doesn't fall apart, how the eyes can see, the nose can smell, the hands feel; it's all amazing and marvelous! I am in awe of your creation, God!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psam 139:13

Psalm 139:13 - For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.

Dear God,

You knit me together. You put me together piece by piece, knowing exactly who I would become. You formed me with my specific personality. You gave me my likes, my dislikes, my passions and deires. It's awesome knowing that I was created and "specially made" by you, God!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:11-12

Psalm 139:11-12 - If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.

Dear God,

Even when things seem so dark around me, your nature or characteristics do not change. You are still the same strong, eternal God who is full of grace and mercy. Whether I feel in the dark (far away from you) or in the light (close to you), it doesn't change who you are! The darkness is not dark to you and my ever-changing emotions do not stand a chance against your constant light, love, and truth. No matter what I am feeling at any moment, you are still working out your plan and your will for my life.

With love,

Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:10

Psalm 139:10 - even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.

Dear God,

Wherever I am, your strong hand is there to guide me, to strengthen me. God, sometimes I feel so weak. Sometimes I'm just so confused and I don't understand the path that I am on. It gives me great hope to remember that your hand will guide me. You are guiding me on the path of your perfect plan. That includes the trials and hard times that I face. God, may your name be glorified in my life as I seek to trust you more.

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:9

Psalm 139:9 - If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

Dear God,

No matter where I am or what I am doing you are there! I cannot escape your presence. I cannot escape your love. I cannot escape your mercy or your grace that you have shown to me. I love you so much God!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:8

Psalm 139:8 - If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

Dear God,

God, you are always there. Whether, I am on a "spiritual high" or on a "spiritual low", you are there. In the happy and great times, you are there. When everything seems like it's falling apart or when I turn away from you and try to do things on my own, God, you're still there. I don't deserve this kind of dedication, Lord. I don't deserve this kind of love. I thank you for your grace that saved me from eternal death. Your grace saved me from what I do deserve. I thank you that you have been there in my darkest hours, and not just in those moments where I feel so close to you. This brings me so much comfort and peace, Lord!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:7

Psalm 139:7 - Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?

Dear God,

Where can I go that you're not there with me? God I praise you and thank you for being always being there. I know I can count on you no matter the circumstance and that is something only you can do, God. I thank you that you are constant and not changed by the world and its sin and evil desire. I can never flee from you, the world can never flee from you because your spirit is ever-present. You are real, God and you are here!

With love and amazement,

Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:6

Psalm 139:6 - Such knowlege is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Dear God,

God, you know me, you know my thoughts, where I am going in life, the words that come out of my mouth, and you know your plan for my life. I can never fully grasp what it all means or the depth of your knowledge. But God, I thank you for being a personable God who knows me for who I am and still loves me.

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:5

Psalm 139:5 (NLT) - You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.

Dear God,

You establish my steps and you walk through them with me. You place your strong, reassuring hand on my head, to give me hope and confidence that you are there as I walk in your plan. How awesome is that!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:4

Psalm 139:4 - Before a word is on my tongue you know it complegely, O Lord.

Dear God,

Before I say anything, you know exactly what will be said. You know what kind of affect the words I say will have. You know who will be encouraged by my words and who will be hurt. God, thank you for knowing my words and for having a plan to use both the good words and the bad words for your glory. God, you often use the words that come for revealing the condition of my heart; since what I say reflects my heart. Thank you, God, for knowing me in this way!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:3

Psalm 193:3 - You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

Dear God,
You know where I come from and where I am going in life. You understand everything that happens; all of the events and circumstances that come up. Lord, even when I am confused about the path I am on, you understand it completely. Thank you for having a plan!

With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:2

Psalm 139:2 - You know when I sit and when I rise; you percieve my thoughts from afar.

Dear God,
You know where I am and where I am going. You know and understand every thought process and every feeling or emotion behind each thought. God, I thank you that you understand me, my personality, experiences, emotions, etc. and why I do what I do. I also thank you that you have a plan that you shaped according to my personality, experiences, emotions, etc. How great it is to be understood!
With love,
Your Secret Admirer

Psalm 139:1

Psalm 139:1
O Lord you have searched me and you know me.

Dear God,

How great it is to be known and recognized. Every inch of me is known to you Lord. You know everything about me. You have searched me, to my innermost passions and desires. How I have longed to be known and loved. You, O God, know me! You know everything about me, you see every evil thing that lurks within me. I often choose evil things over you, Lord, yet you still love me. You show love to me despite my evil nature. You even see me as the apple of your eye, a precious jewel. Oh! To be unconditionally loved and known by you, God! What joy!!!

With love and adoration,
Your Secret Admirer

Dear God,
I came across this awesome poem by Russell Kelfer that is full of so much truth.

You are who are are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.

You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.

The parents you had were the ones he chose,
and no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-desigened with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.

No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
so that in his likeness you'd grow.

You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!

God I thank You for making me, ME. I thank You for creating me for a unique reason. You give my life purpose. You've planned everything out to Your perfection and I am amazed by that! Thank You God!
With love,
Your Secret Admirer