Why Lucy Speaks?
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This Is My ‘Why!’
Perhaps the greatest gift I have been given is the unrelenting voices in my head that scream defiantly that I am not enough. Will never be enough. Could never do enough. Is. Not. Enough.
Been there? Feel me?
My entire life is spent attempting to live up to a relentless and impossible standard. Some internal voice that will never be satisfied. The voice starts as a whisper and quickly becomes a deafening roar.
You know the voice. It seems to know where your insecurities lie. It seems to know when you are about to do a brave thing. What dreams you have. It knows that God has a purpose for your life.
Perhaps it’s when you are alone with your thoughts. Or when you are about to go to bed. In the gym. Maybe it’s in the vanity mirror. It could strike when you walk into a room of strangers. Or when that “knowing” starts as a flicker that there is this thing you are supposed to do.
It tells us we are not enough, that you are not as attractive as other woman and makes you pull the covers tighter around you while you lay next to your partner. Or that you can’t heal from the sins of your father and the cycle must continue. It says you are not capable of tackling your fears. Can’t measure up. That you aren’t a good enough Christian. That you are bound by a sickness or your sins.
The voice has just one goal- to stop us.
Couple that with the “standard” that the world tells us we should be. That elusive physical and intellectual perfection that mistakenly gauges our worth. The ridiculous and fake showcasing of all that is deemed ‘beautiful’ and ‘successful.’
Except it’s not real. Has no substance.
Its filtered. Enhanced. Unrealistic.
We not only view it. We consume it morning, noon, and night. And even when we try not to- society will attempt to force it voice on us.
The Voice has just one goal – To stop us.
Add to that, the voices of those wounds from the past that imprint deeply into the human core.
These types of attacks are exceptionally successful and brilliantly choreographed to stunt, maim, imprison, and destroy us.
Oh my.
The headcount of these attacks is staggering. You meet them every day. At church, at work, in your home, in the grocery store. On Instagram.
In the mirror.
The mastermind behind this daily barrage of attacks is none other than the master of deceit himself- satan.
THIS is his most effective tool.
We have all felt it, it shows itself in about a million different forms.
For the longest time, I believed the voice of the devil telling me I could NEVER.
-Never be a good enough daughter, wife, friend, or employee.
-Could never have something to say, something worth hearing.
-Could never get skinny enough to be beautiful.
-Be smart enough to get that next degree.
-Was not Christ-like enough.
-Could never step on a stage, share wisdom, tell my story, lead a group, start a website, or counsel others.
-That I could NEVER do exactly what I was created to do!
After all, who am I? What do I have to give or say that is any different than anyone else? Surely other voices say it better!
Except….. over and again the Bible tells us loud and clear that when a willing heart says… “Here am I, send me,”- something happens! SOMETHING BIG!
That the truth of it is….are you ready to hear this? ALL the things the devil tells us has never been anything more than a LIE.
LISTEN TO ME!
Once truth exposes the lie….do you know what happens????!!!
The lie becomes ineffective.
The lie loses its power.
The lie is crushed by trutH.
Once that happen the prison doors swing wide.
AND ONCE I REALIZED THIS, WELL………
NOW LUCY SPEAKS!
Thus- the name of this website, my social media, my entire ministry -LucySpeaks.
Oh my. The name means so much to me.
Because I stopped letting the lie control me! God created me for a purpose! I will no more let the lie of the devil stop the voice of God from speaking through me!
How does this effect you?
The devil does not want you to get this next part. Where your calling is, the devil will unrelentingly attack you! You might believe that you are a complete failure. You aren’t. Trust me on this. It. Is. A. Powerful. Weapon. But no more. It is time to break free from that prison cell.
When you do something big happened.
Welcome to the SOMETHING BIG journey where no matter how much the devil whines, stomps his foot, has a hissy fit to end all hissy fits, God rules here!
So what do I do?
My job is to break open prison doors. I share hope. Not some pie in the sky, vague pep talk…but real hope. Real ways to find Jesus, freedom, and to help you do exactly what you were created to do! And I love it so much.
It is SO IMPORTANT that God’s people live and thrive in what God has for them! The world needs you! Needs what you have!
Once I realized what the devil was doing to God’s people… I realized my purpose. To come along side folks while they are in battle (I mean, driving to work is most definitely a battle! As is late night screen time temptations, fighting with a spouse, early morning prayers for your kids, standing in the dressing room, or even being hangry!) and I am here for all of it.
Here to encourage you. To help you. To lift your arms when you are tired. Sharpen weapons. Bind the wounds. Be with you while you are in the shadow of the valley. To celebrate with you on the mountain top. To laugh with you. To be your friend. To reflect the Savior.
This IS My Mission! This Is My Battle Cry!
I assure you I have been on the receiving end of hopelessness, wounded, and defeated. I have even been ‘fine’. Mediocre. I have been average. I have warmed a seat at church. I’ve made things happen. I’ve tried. I’ve put on the brave face. I’ve faked it. I’ve had questions. Tears. Broken desires. Unreachable dreams. Just like you.
Enough. Enough of all of it.
It is time for Gods people to find their calling. To live in the confident defeat of satan. To be the confident warriors we were created to be.
I sit here and smile…. Because I can see… I can see it all.
God’s people rising up!
So rise up my friend. Be what God created you to be! And allow me to be with you on the journey.
