I WAS TOLD

I was told…

I was told that I wouldn’t make it.

I was told that I will not succeed.

I was told only their way works.

I was told that my failures make me a failure.

I was told not to try things that I couldn’t do.

I was told I was a waste of their time.

I was told constantly that I was not ready.

I was told I am worthless.

I was told I should not be allowed to lead people.

I was told to hurry up and die.

I was told no one will ever want you.

I was told he didn’t do it, until they heard the verdict.

I was told to give up and accept defeat.

I was told what I did wasn’t enough.

I was told I was not man enough.

I was told just buck up.

I was told to not dress like that.

I was told to sit down and shut up.

I was told to not do things I was wired to do.

I was told to trust not question my leaders.

I was told as a pastor I should look, talk, and act a certain way.

I was told I was a friend as they put the knife in my back.

I was told I was wrong for siding with the victim.

I was told to just get over it, your hurts don’t matter.

I was told I their limits were my limits.

I was told not to be offensive.

I was told I will always be broke.

I was told I am immature.

I was told I am unfit to be a pastor

I was told it can’t be done by those doing nothing.

I was told not to say that by those who stay silent.

I was told other peoples opinions matter.

I was told all leaders can be trusted.

I was told to stop making waves.

I was told back down by those who stand for nothing.

I was told that I was a piece of garbage.

I was told I was an embarrassment.

I was told I have no clue to how the world works.

I was told they were better than me.

I was told Thats not how its normally done.

I was told not to question authority.

I was told I wasn’t pulling my weight by the one riding on my back.

I was told this is how it is and nothing more.

I was told it was ALL my fault when it really wasn’t.

I was told I would be a horrible father.

I was told I was too much for anyone to handle.

I was told thats not true as they fed me more lies.

I was told its my fault for their failures.

I was told most people are inherently good by a very evil person.

I was told I could be anything in this world, and I just wanted to be me. I was ok with learning who God says I am… but apparently no one else was. Most if not all of the previous “I was told” statements came free of charge. Oh you know, for the benefit of my own mental anguish as well as completely unsolicited by the inner workings of my mind. 

I was told, by someone who was told, by someone who was told, by someone who told them what to do… We feebly attempt to grow up and learn who we are by Gods intended design yet in the midst of a world that is night and day telling us that we are something else. 

HERE ME ON THIS: God designed me, therefore God defines me!

Don’t get me wrong, Some people will tell you things and it’s totally worth listening to them if they hold weight in your life. But those people are honestly few and far between. If I listened to everything I was told, I would be a tangled mess of other peoples insecurities, selfish motives, deceptive desires, rash opinions and circumstantial assessments instead of having the exciting job of Learning how God has made me intrinsically unique for the world I live in.