Dealing with Bullies

The Treasure Within You ~

If you are being bullied, my heart goes out to you. My childhood and teen years were nearly destroyed by bullies in my life, so I feel your pain. Thankfully God has healed my heart from all of the damage that was done early on, and He gave me the strength to press forward and live when all I wanted to do was just quit and give up. I believed all of the cruel, negative things that people said, but then, one day God opened my eyes and made me realize that none of those things were true, and He allowed me to discover who I really was, in HIM! The righteousness of God in Jesus Christ, fearfully and wonderfully made, the apple of His eye, a poem written by Him… The Bible is filled with love notes from HIM to you and me! He cares so deeply about each and every one of us. This radically changed my life and heart and I pray you will allow Him to come in and do the same for you if you haven’t already.

God is here for you. He watches over you, loves you and plans the best for you. Don’t let those who attack or harass you take you down. There is greatness inside of you – If you are filled with the Holy Spirit you are holding a beautiful, priceless treasure! The enemy wants to attack that and steal the treasure within you, but don’t let him!

People who are hurting, often hurt other people. If “Dan” has problems at home with his parents, he might be taking it out on you. Maybe they see something beautiful in you and are jealous and try to bring you down… Whatever it is, know that it is because they feel so small, that they try to build themselves up by bringing you pain and making you small. This is to cover up their own insecurities. Don’t listen to them! Dust those comments off!

I pray that if you are being bullied and feel ugly, unwanted and bad about yourself that you will realize the true God given beauty and treasure within you! I pray that God will empower you with the strength to rise above the nasty comments that they aim at you like arrows to your heart, and that you will stand confidently in Him. Remember that these people won't always be around, it's just a moment in time and this will all fade away. After I graduated High School I never saw my bullies again. You can get through this, just keep pressing on. If you need to be encouraged or want some support I am here for you. Email me!