Dear Satan, I am gifted. God says, “A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other” (1 Corinthians 12:7). I know you have tried for years to tell me that I don’t have anything special to offer anyone, but that’s just not true. I know you have told me more than twice that I am not good enough or smart enough or gifted enough to be used by God, but that is just not true. I have decided to stop believing you and to start believing God. God says, “If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging” (Romans 12:8a). After all these years, I know my gift is to encourage others. It’s why I have a career as a counselor. It’s why I like to give people cards and fill it up with compliments. I can’t help myself; every single day, I have to tell someone, at least one person, how great he or she is. And honestly, I think it’s why my love language is words of affirmation. I know how important the right encouraging word spoken at the right time can change a person’s whole day. All of that being said, just know that I am going to keep encouraging people. I am going to keep running my race. I am going to keep letting God use me and there is nothing you can do about it.