“Self-sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn’t happen.” (Alyce Cornyn-Selby)
Humans do a great
job of sabotaging themselves without help from anyone else. People often allow
others to tell them who they are instead of living by the truth of who they know
they are inside. Though someone may know you well for a long period of time,
unless you communicate to them your internal thoughts they have no way of
knowing the “real you.”
Even doing this, the
“real you” can change at various times throughout your life (due to various
circumstances). Only you know who that is at any given time. Besides God, who
knows better both your strength and weaknesses than you do? When Satan whispers
lies about whom he convicts you to be, you need to stand firm in the reality of
all your heavenly Father has enabled you with. You are His child, and He loves
us (as well as a lot of other people).
Wanting to try to be
perfect in every aspect of one’s life can cause self-sabotage. It can be
exhausting (and confusing) to try to be what everyone needs every minute of the
day. Someone is not going to like something about you so be yourself (because
God loves you as you are). Everyone on the planet Earth is flawed in some way
(some more than others). Our individual imperfections are what make each one of
us unique.
I tend to
self-sabotage myself in getting so connected to my routines (comfort zone) that
I get stuck in a rut (and forget that I am allowed to do that). At this point,
I can get scared to try new things because I am unsure (and can’t predict) how
I will react to it emotionally. I often prefer to be bored in the familiar then
to try something stimulating that is unfamiliar to me. Do you have the same
issue with trying something new that could add something good to your life
(rather than take away from it)? Is it wrong (or sad) to be this way?
Marriane Williamson
said: “Withholding love is a form of self-sabotage, as what
we withhold from others we are withholding from ourselves.” As the creation of God, you are worthy of love, and
desperately need another human being to love you unconditionally (just as you
are). Just as your heavenly Father loves you, friends and family need to know
how much you are about them. “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to
let it come in.” [i]Are you doing this?
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