The trouble is that we don’t always get to choose what we believe about ourselves. Much of it is imprinted on us by our parents, pastors, teachers, and friends before we have the wherewithal to say, “Hey, wait a minute, that doesn’t sound right.” Later, we spend a lot of time and exert a lot of emotional energy trying to untangle the stories we’ve been told or to fill in the gaps for the stories no one will tell us.
