Three Lies

I entertained three lies this week. Through the Atonement I cast them out.

I didn't know how much they hurt or how untrue they were until the end of the day when I knelt to pray. Satan said:

You're not enough.

You don't have sufficient resources.

People can't change.

All day long I thought about how inadequate I was for the rigors of missionary work. How deficient my skills. How shy my mouth. How tight my budget  How thinly-lined my coat. How limited my time. How unkind the people. How unreceptive to the gospel. How unwilling to change.

And at the end of the day, God told me to stop. He invited me to let go of the hurt of the three hateful lies. And so did.

I am enough.

I have enough and to spare.

People can and will change.

This is what the Atonement means, and this is what I choose to believe.