Imagine someone of high value in your life… it could be a friend, sibling, or parent; now let’s say that someone that you love and cherish so much scars you. Not physically but verbally… maybe they called you a name (fat,stupid, ugly) maybe they labeled you (good for nothing, lazy) maybe they just plain belittle you that ONE good time. That has now become your Kryptonite. Think deeply on what that could be in your life…

This is in a way very therapeutic for me because I have been told there is freedom in confession. Everyone has a kryptonite. In some ways someone’s kryptonite maybe a postive one. For example what if a mother called her son “disorganized”? This could either one, make him feel bad about himself and do everything in his power for the rest of his natural life to never be called disorganized by anyone, especially his mom ever agan! Or two, he could take it as positive cristicsm and turns that disorganized into an organized. For me and most people I know their Kryptonite ends up being anything but postive. It ends up costing them a life of low self-esteem, no self-worth, and just a terrible self-image! This truely saddens me. But we know that we can not change the past… however each day we are blessed with life. So through Jesus we are shielded in a way from our Kryptonite. We must go through a process of shedding that “old name” given to us by that friend, lover, or mother… we must find our new name in Christ.

It is so much easier to hold on to the past and badger yourself on how “bad” you are at this… or how “inadequate” you are for this… take it from me nobody wants to live this way! But through Jesus we are made new. His blood shed for us is like the rebirth of you… Let go of it all my friends… just let it all go!

I would be hyporcritical if I told you this walk… and process is an easy one. From first hand experience it isn’t. I’ma actually in the process of shedding my old skin too, of turning all the lies I have been told into the truth. My truth, my peace of mind, my father helps me with that each and everyday! I praise him for being so patient with me and patient with us all. He has not created us to look down upon ourselves… we are his children and he finds each of us beautiful. When you find yourself down on self-image check out Psalm 139… I’ve been meditating on that for months!!! Let’s take the time out of our day to anaylyze our own kryptonite and how it has affected us in our everyday lives. Take it all to the father and listen to the new name he will give you. You are loved my dear friends! Always know that.