Belief / Expectation Cycle
Worksheet
If you recognize any of these statements as some you might say to yourself you probably have a belief that does not agree with the Word of God.
I need to perform
- I mustn’t make mistakes
- If I’m good God will love me more
- If I work harder God will love and accept me more
- If I could just be like …. Then it would be OK
- If I hide behind this mask I can just fit in
God loves others more than me
- God is good but doesn’t really want to bless me
- Everyone else is better than me and deserves God’s love more. They haven’t had the problems I’ve had
God didn’t do a good job when He made me
- God can work through others but could never use me. I’m not special
- I’m not beautiful
God’s grace is not enough to change me
- God can’t help me I’m too broken to fix
- I am too weak / insignificant / sinful…
- This sin/temptation is to difficult even for God I’m just too addicted to this substance / behaviour. God can’t heal me
- I will always be…. (negative character trait)
I will always be last / poorest / weakest
- I might as well not bother trying
- Others will always treat me badly
- I deserve to be treated with this way
- My best is not good enough
- I’ve made choices that have led me here, it’s my fault, I deserve it
I don’t belong
- I’ll always be on the outside
- If I let my guard down anything could happen
- No one could really knows me and likes me
If I let people close, I will get hurt
- If I open up people will use my secrets against me
- If I hide my feelings people can’t hurt me or know I’m hurt
I will always be the victim
- I’m just unlucky
- I’ve always had it this way, people just abuse me, it’s normal
- There is no one that will be there for me
- I can’t trust God. He didn’t come through for me before… God might not keep His word