One is factual and based on real life. It says that I'm pretty smart, a good worker, and a pretty good man who was a real jerk when I was young and is improving but still could be better. It says I have a really good life, with a wonderful family and a handful of really good friends. This is the narrative I believe only in the best of times.
A second is based on my thoughts. It says I'm a lazy, unskilled worker who is a total fraud, getting by on a con that I know things. It says I'm an a****** and deserve to be treated like one always. It points to every failure as the cumulative sum of my life. It says my wife is with me only because she feels stuck in marriage, my children can't wait to get away from me, and my friends just like drinking with me and can't be trusted. This is the narrative I believe almost all the time.
But there is a third narrative, and it is based on the truth. It says I am loved, cherished, a precious child, chosen and wanted by the creator of the entire universe. It says I am cared for, blessed, and taken care of my a father who controls everything. It says everything is good, and will always be good, if I would only trust and obey. This is the narrative I have only begun to learn about over the past 5-10 years.
If only I would believe God's truth ... not satan's, and not even the world's.
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