NOPE
Sometimes I wonder how many people (me included) might allow or entertain ideas of being inferior, or insecure, or afraid. Maybe even unloved. I was thinking a little about that a few days ago, but I didn’t get around to writing down what I was thinking about. There was a moment a week or so ago where I found myself feeling all of those falsehoods might be true.
Almost right away, I actually heard, in response to that, “Nope!”. It amused me, and I said it a few times, applying it to any lie, any cloud of falsehood that wanted to be my reality.
I don’t think I did that quite enough that day, but I was remembering that tonight. Like it was the correct response, no matter how goofy or short it was. That maybe for some of us the best thing to do is to turn around and say
“NOPE.”
Just laugh it off, shrug it off, mock it by focusing on what is true. Maybe you might feel lead to declare something more intense or focused in on a specific problem you are facing. However, I feel strongly that there are those who just need to slap a nope on every fake, empty, absolutely not real cloud that wants to just sit on you.
Starting today, every day, if I ever feel tempted to argue with the not-real thing, to debate it, to entertain it, I won’t. I will say:
“Nope. Not today. Not ever again. See you never!”
And we can do that because Jesus already won.
