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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" About Themselves Part 2
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Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
About Themselves Part 2 - " I Need To Learn To Love Myself"
"You need to love yourself" is the world's prescription for those who are plagued with a sense of worthlessness. As with much deception, the lies represented in advertisements are not the polar opposite of the Truth; rather, they are distortions of the Truth.
According to God's Word, the Truth is that we were created in the image of God, that He loves us, and that we are precious to Him. However, we do not bestow that worth on ourselves. Nor do we experience the fullness of God's love by telling ourselves how lovable we are.
To the contrary, Jesus taught that it is in losing our lives that we find our lives. The message of self-love put people on a lonely, one-way path to misery.
How often have we heard someone say, "I've never liked myself," or "She just can't love herself"? According to the Scripture, the Truth is that we do love ourselves --immensely. When Jesus tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves, the point is not that we need to learn to love ourselves so that we can love others. Jesus is saying we need to give others the same attention and care we naturally give ourselves.
The fact is, we do not hate ourselves, nor do we need to learn to love ourselves. We need to learn to deny ourselves, so we can do that which comes naturally - to truly love God and others. Our problem isn't so much a "poor self-image" as it is a "poor God-image".
Monday, March 15, 2010
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" About Themselves Part 1
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" About Themselves - "I Am Not Worth Anything"
Over 49% of the woman surveyed for this book, have believed this lie.
Listen to what others have said:
"Feeling inferior has been a lifelong struggle. Many times it has caused me to withdraw from relationships, even though I am a people person and outgoing."
"I feel the need to have constant reassurance from those around me of my value because I feel worthless! If people knew me, they would agree."
"Because of the hurt in my marriage, I felt that I was useless and that nobody, not even God, could love me. I just didn't measure up, and since I have always felt that I had to be perfect to be loved, then obviously God would not love me either."
"I was told as a child that I was worthless as tits on a bear. I soon believed that I was. I still have trouble with i this at times. I believed that i would never be anybody in this world because that is what I heard when I was growing up. People saw me as a retarded person who didn't know anything. At the that time I believed it. I used to lock myself up and wouldn't want to do anything with anybody. I have believed all of my life that I would never have any good friends or family and that I would rot away with the suffering and pain that I went thought most of my life."
"The problem is that our view of ourselves and out sense of self worth are often determined by the input and opinions of others. What we believe about ourselves determines how we live. If we believe and act on lies, we will end up in bondage."
"For the longest time I thought I was not worth anything. Even after I was saved, I thought I was equal to pond scum. This threw me into a depression. I began to isolate myself, and as a result, was not living the life of joy that God had intended for me."
"'I am not worth anything' is a lie I believed. I have always struggled with this lie and with a constant "need" for the approval of others. It got to the point of being maddening ---trying to please everyone, trying to have the appearance of what I thought I should look like."
"I find that women today are desperately seeking affirmation; they are driven to gain the approval of others. It's as if they were trying to balance the scales of the negative input they have recieved from others. But, in most cases, no number of positive "strokes" can out weight those negative, hurtful expressions that have led them to believe they are worthless. No amout of affirmation is enough.
There is a wonderful verse in 1Peter that shows us how Jesus' sense of worth was determined, not by what others thought of Him - good or bad - by by the Truth as expressed by His heavenly Father: He was "rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him" (2:4). Jesus was rejected by men - those He had created for Himself, those He loved and for whom He laid down His life. But that is not what determined His value. He was chosen by God; that is what made Him precious; that is what determined His worth.
When God sent His only Son, Jesus, to this earth to bear your sin and mine on the cross, He put a price tag on on - He declared the value of our soul to be greater than the value of the whole world. Whose opinion are you going to accept? Believing a lie will put you in the bondage. Believing the Truth will set you free."
Some things to think about till next time:
Read Psalm 139:1-18. What do you learn from this psalm about God's heart and thoughts toward you?
Is there someone's whose affirmation you crave? Whose approval matters more to you than God's?
How has that longing for human acceptance affected your thoughts? Your emotions? Your behavior? Your relationships with others?
Read Romans 5:6-11. What makes it possible for us, as fallen sinners and enemies of God, to be accepted by God?
Lord, thank You for loving me so much. Thank You, for choosing me and saving me. thank you that through Christ I have been made acceptable to You and that I am Your treasured possession. Help me to think of myself as Your beloved daughter and to rejoice in the privilege of my relationship with You. Amen.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" About God part 6
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
About God - Part 6
"God Should Fix My Problems"
There are two problems with this train of thought.
#1 - God is not some "cosmic genie who exists to please and serve us". What this lie does is "set us up for disillusionment and disappointment with God".
#2 - This lie "suggests that the goal in life is to be free from all problems". Face it, we live in a society of "fix it, and do it fast". Think of all the commercials you see, they target the "problems" and give "solutions" to them because, heaven forbid, you have to live a life with any "problems".
Many people look to Christianity as a "fix" for their problems. If I pray to God, he will fix my marriage, heal my friend of cancer, I will have friends, my kids will behave, my habits will be gone. And if these things do not happen, then God didn't "come through for me".
This is very deceptive and leaves many Christian women feeling frustrated and disappointed. Their thinking is if they "do" all the right things and live a good "Christian life", then there will be no problems. Wrong. Living a life of obedience does NOT guarantee a life of not problems or protects us from all problems. A life of obedience "does spare us from many consequences of a life lived apart from God and His ways".
Until Christ comes again and God makes a new heaven and a new earth, we are going to live in a sinful world. Our bodies are earthly ones and prone to disease and ultimately death.
But there is good news, God does not watch us from afar as we struggle. He is with us always. Psalm 46.1 tells us that God is " a very present help in trouble". How awesome is that? These "problems" we are going through is being used to help mold and make us more Christ-like.
We need to be more like Jesus, who
"learned obedience from what He suffered" Hebrews 5:8.
Some things to think about until next time:
Read 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. What kind of problems was Paul facing? What do you think his motivation was in asking for it to be removed? Do you think it was wrong to pray this way?
What difficulties are you facing today? Are there problems and trials in your life that you've asked God to remove and He has not?
Why might God sometimes choose to not fix or remove some problems? What greater goals might He have in mind?
What is the biggest problem you are facing right now? What do you think God may want to teach you through your current struggle?
If God never "fixed" that problem, how could He use this circumstance to change you to reveal His character through you?
Lord, I know that You want what is best for me. You desire to help me become mature. I understand that sometimes the only way I will grow is through pain. In the difficulties that I am facing today, Lord, I pray that You will grant me peace and patience to accept Your perfect will in my life. Amen
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" - About God part 4
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
About God - Part 4
"God is Not Really Enough"
Very few of us would consciously admit we believe this lie, but the way we live our day to day lives tells that this is really how we believe.
"When it comes down to it, we don't believe God's Word is truly sufficient to deal with our problems. Oh, it can deal with everyone else's problems; but it doesn't speake to my issues, my needs, my relationships, my situation. I need God's Word plus these 8 books from the Christian bookstore; I need God's Word plus tapes and conferences and counselors. Sure I need God. But I need Him plus close friends; I need Him plus good health, I need Him plus a husband (or a wife for any males reading this); I need Him plus children; I need Him plus a job that pays enough; I need Him plus a house with a microwave, a washer/dryer, a garage, and a fresh paint job....."
Do you really believe God is enough or do you recognize these thoughts within YOUR own mind:
"'God is not really enough' - I did not know I believed this until I realized how much trust I put in other things and people. I thought I trusted God fully and kept tellingn my husband we just needed to trust God, but then I would run to my friends and discuss our marriage or finances."
"I have turned to food for comfort when things were going bad in our marriage. In forty years of marriage, I have put on 45 extra pounds."
"I have denied the truth that my relationship with Jesus will satisfy my longings. Through the way I live, I have shown those around me that I need 'things' in order to be happy. I have been critical, complaining, and irritable most of my life. I have been living this lie."
"I have been critical, complaining, and irritable most of my life. I have been living this lie."
"Do we truly believe God is enough, or are we looking to other things and people to fill the empty places of our hearts - food, shopping, friends, hobbies, vacations, our job, or our family?"
Some things to think about until next time:
Think of some adverstisements you see what are the "things" our culture says you need to in order to be fulfilled, happy and complete?
Read Colossians 2:9-10. What does it mean that you have been givien "fullness" or "completeness" in Christ?
Do you really believe that if you have God, you have enough? What are some of the "pluses" that you tend to think you have to have to be happy?
What some practical ways we can wean ourselves from dependence on earthly, temporal things and find full satisfaction in the Lord?
Read Psalm 73:23-26. Personalize the psalmist's prayer and write it in your own words. Ask God to make this prayer the TRUE expression of your heart.
"Father, I am so prone to look to people and things other than You to fill the empty places of my heart and to satisfy my needs and longings. Your Word tells me that when I have You, I am complete. Thank You that no matter what else I amy or may not have in this life, with You I have enough. Amen."
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" - About God part 3
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Woman Believe" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
About God - part 3
"God is just like my father"
As women, our view of God is highly influenced by our fathers. The way we see God can be positively or negatively shaped by them.
"If you have been wounded by a father - or another man you trusted - you may find it difficult to trust God. You may even be afraid of Him or angry with Him. You must believe me when I tell you that God is not like any man you have ever known. The wisest, kindest, earthly father is but a pale reflection of our heavenly Father. The God of the Bible is infinitely more wonderful and pure and loving that even the most wonderful father. That is why it is so important that we not allow our view of God to be determined by other men, for at their very best they are flawed representations of God."
To really know what God is like you need to look in His Word.
"The God of the Bible is a compassionate, tender, merciful Father. That doesn't mean He givcesus everything we want - no wise father would give his children everything they want. It doesn't mean we can always understand His decisions - He is far too great for that. It doesn't mean He never allows us to suffer pain - in fact, at times, He actually inflicts pain and hardship upon us. Why? Because He loves us. Because He cares about us. Because He is committed to us. Hebrews tells us, "God disciplines us fro our good, that we may share in his holiness" Hebrews (12:10)
Hannah Whitall Smith writes:
"Discomfort and unrest are impossible to souls who come to know that God is their Father.
...What a good earthly father would not do, God who is our Father would not do either; and what a good father ought to do, God who is our Father is absolutely sure to do.
Christ has declared to us the name of the Father in order that we may discover that the Father loves us as He loves His Son. If we believed this, could we ever have an anxious or rebellious thought again? Would we not believe in every conceivable circumstance that the divine Father would care for us in the best possible way and meet our ever need ?"
HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO THINK ABOUT UNTIL NEXT TIME:
Even though you may know that God love you, you probably don't always feel that He does. What are some of the things that can cause you to feel that no one really loves or cares about you?
Read Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3:14-19. Personalize this prayer and pray it for yourself or for someone you know who has difficulty accepting the love of God:
"For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God."
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Soulful Sunday - "Lies Women Believe" - About God part 2
Soulful Sunday "Lies Woman Believe"
by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
About God - Part 2
God Doesn't Love Me
Few of us would actually admit we think this. Truth is, many Christian women do believe this. Christian women know,in our mind ,we are suppose to be believe that God does loves us.
"For many women, there is a disconnection between what they know intellectually and what they feel to be true...We trust what we feel to be true, rather than what we know to be true."
We may sometimes feel that no one loves us..not even God. If He did love us then the loneliness we feel would not be there. "So the seed of a lie is planted in our minds; we dwell on the lie until we believe it to be true; sooner or later, our behavior reflects what we really believe; and we end up in bondage."
Read what one woman shared about her back ground:
"I come from a somewhat difficult and distant family, in which love was always conditional. As a result, it was very hard for me to believe God could really love e unconditionally. That brought undue condemnation whenever I would make mistake and sin - not that sin is anything to be overlooked - but I did not believe God would forgive me."
"It is no small matter to give in to the lie that "God doesn't love me." The implications are enormous and affect every other area of our lives and relationships. Tiny little seeds, allowed to take root in our minds, grow up to produce a great big harvest."
THE TRUTH IS: God does love us! Whether we feel it or we don't. Not because of what we we have done or who we are. He loves us because He is love. We do not deserve this love nor is there anything we could ever do to deserve it.
"According to the Bible, from the moment I was born, I was ungodly, a sinner, God's enemy, and deserving of His eternal wrath (Romans 5:6-10). In spite of my alienation from Him, He loved me and sent His Son to die for me. He loved me eternity past; He will love me for all of eternity future. There is nothing I could do to make Him love me any less; there is nothing I could do to make Him love me anymore."
Melana Moore, a breast cancer survivor, wrote this about how she has come to have a "deeper comprehension of the incredible love of God, through her husband's response to her double mastectomy":
"As we wept and trembled when he took my bandages off the first time, I was so ugly, scarred and bald. I was in intense grief that I could never be a whole wife to him again. Steve held me tightly and with hears in his eyes said , "Melana, I love you because that is who I am. I instantly recognized Christ in my husband. As His bride, we are also eaten up with cancer-sin-and are scarred, mutilated and ugly, but He loves us because that is who He is. No comeliness in us draws Christ's attention; it is only His essence that draws Him to us."
Hannah Whitall Smith tries to describe the greatness of God's love:
"Put together all the tenderest love you know of, the deepest you have ever felt, and the strongest that has ever been poured out upon you, and heap upon it all the love of all the loving human hearts in the world, and then multiply it by infinity, and you will begin, perhaps, to have some faith glimpse of what the love of God is."
Here are a few things to think about until next time:
How can you live within reality of God's love even on those days when you don't feel His love?
It has been said that if we could begin to grasp the greatness of God's love, our lives would be totally transformed. How would you think differently about God, about yourself, and about your circumstances if you truly understood how incredibly much God loves you?
What are some ways you can grow in your understanding of the love of God?
"Lord, I know that You love me. I admit that on some days I just don't feel it. Remind me at those times not to trust my feelings but to believe the truths I know from Your Word. Amen."
by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
About God - Part 2
God Doesn't Love Me
Few of us would actually admit we think this. Truth is, many Christian women do believe this. Christian women know,in our mind ,we are suppose to be believe that God does loves us.
"For many women, there is a disconnection between what they know intellectually and what they feel to be true...We trust what we feel to be true, rather than what we know to be true."
We may sometimes feel that no one loves us..not even God. If He did love us then the loneliness we feel would not be there. "So the seed of a lie is planted in our minds; we dwell on the lie until we believe it to be true; sooner or later, our behavior reflects what we really believe; and we end up in bondage."
Read what one woman shared about her back ground:
"I come from a somewhat difficult and distant family, in which love was always conditional. As a result, it was very hard for me to believe God could really love e unconditionally. That brought undue condemnation whenever I would make mistake and sin - not that sin is anything to be overlooked - but I did not believe God would forgive me."
"It is no small matter to give in to the lie that "God doesn't love me." The implications are enormous and affect every other area of our lives and relationships. Tiny little seeds, allowed to take root in our minds, grow up to produce a great big harvest."
THE TRUTH IS: God does love us! Whether we feel it or we don't. Not because of what we we have done or who we are. He loves us because He is love. We do not deserve this love nor is there anything we could ever do to deserve it.
"According to the Bible, from the moment I was born, I was ungodly, a sinner, God's enemy, and deserving of His eternal wrath (Romans 5:6-10). In spite of my alienation from Him, He loved me and sent His Son to die for me. He loved me eternity past; He will love me for all of eternity future. There is nothing I could do to make Him love me any less; there is nothing I could do to make Him love me anymore."
Melana Moore, a breast cancer survivor, wrote this about how she has come to have a "deeper comprehension of the incredible love of God, through her husband's response to her double mastectomy":
"As we wept and trembled when he took my bandages off the first time, I was so ugly, scarred and bald. I was in intense grief that I could never be a whole wife to him again. Steve held me tightly and with hears in his eyes said , "Melana, I love you because that is who I am. I instantly recognized Christ in my husband. As His bride, we are also eaten up with cancer-sin-and are scarred, mutilated and ugly, but He loves us because that is who He is. No comeliness in us draws Christ's attention; it is only His essence that draws Him to us."
Hannah Whitall Smith tries to describe the greatness of God's love:
"Put together all the tenderest love you know of, the deepest you have ever felt, and the strongest that has ever been poured out upon you, and heap upon it all the love of all the loving human hearts in the world, and then multiply it by infinity, and you will begin, perhaps, to have some faith glimpse of what the love of God is."
Here are a few things to think about until next time:
How can you live within reality of God's love even on those days when you don't feel His love?
It has been said that if we could begin to grasp the greatness of God's love, our lives would be totally transformed. How would you think differently about God, about yourself, and about your circumstances if you truly understood how incredibly much God loves you?
What are some ways you can grow in your understanding of the love of God?
"Lord, I know that You love me. I admit that on some days I just don't feel it. Remind me at those times not to trust my feelings but to believe the truths I know from Your Word. Amen."
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Soulful Sunday- Lies Women Believe About God - Part 1
Soulful Sunday
Lies Woman Believe About God Part 1
from the book "Lies Women Believe" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Lies Woman Believe About God Part 1
from the book "Lies Women Believe" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
"God is not really good. If He were He would......."
This is not a lie that is always present in our minds, but some point we have thought this or even thought that God was not "good to me". This lie is the "core of much of our wrong thinking about God."
Satan used the ""seed of doubt and planted it in Eve's mind. (Genesis 3:1) The serpent implied "If God is so good, why would he keep what you desire from you? He would have given you everything you wanted."
In the world we live in, so many things happen to us, loss of loved ones, disappointments, pain, to just name a few. It is an opportunity for Satan to tempt us into exploring "If God was so good, how could he have let ______ happen to me?" "If God was good, why would he keep _________, my greatest desire, from me?" Or let's look at history. How many times have you heard "If God was so good, why did He allow the Holocaust?" or "Columbine?" or "9-11?"
"Once we doubt the goodness of God, we feel justified in rejecting His will and making our own decisions about right and wrong."
What is the TRUTH? The truth is GOD IS GOOD. Whether WE feel His choices are right and good...HE IS GOOD! Whether WE feel it is true in our own lives, HE IS GOOD!
Psalm 119:68 "YOU are good and do good, teach me Your statutes."
There have been so many times in my life that I have struggled with feeling the "goodness of God". Especially when my mom was unexpectedly taken from my life , in the way she had always been in my life, and placed 2 1/2 hours away in a Vent Unit. How was this good for me? "Lord, don't you know how much I love her, and need her? Don't you know how much my heart aches? You have gotten her through sicknesses before, why couldn't you one more time? You know I am not ready for this yet."
Even though my heart ached, He was there pouring grace on me, mercy on me and showing me how much He loved me. If there was ever a point in my life where where I had a true "Footsteps in the sand" experience, it was this time.
Our minds can not even begin to imagine the goodness God has for us as we can NEVER see the next step coming. Oh, but our Father knows.
unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?"
"A great many things in God's divine providences do not look to the eye like goodness. But faith sits down before mysteries such as these, and says, " The Lord is good, therefore all that He does must be good no matter how it looks. I can wait for His explanations." " taken from "God is Enough" by Hannah Whitall
Smith
Here are a few things to think about until next time:
Romans 8:28 says " and we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Now read verses 29-39 as well. What perspective about God and His good purposes does this passage provide to help us face painful or difficult life situations?
Whatever difficulties you are currently facing, choose to "give thanks to the Lord, for he is good," and to claim the promise of Romans 8:28-29. "Lord even though I am facing difficulty regarding _______________________________ , I know You are GOOD, and You have promised to work that situation our for good. I know that Your commitment is to make me l like Jesus. Thank You that You will use this circumstance (or person) as a means to fulfill Your good purpose for my life." Amen.
Next week's Lie: God Doesn't Really Love Me.
Satan used the ""seed of doubt and planted it in Eve's mind. (Genesis 3:1) The serpent implied "If God is so good, why would he keep what you desire from you? He would have given you everything you wanted."
In the world we live in, so many things happen to us, loss of loved ones, disappointments, pain, to just name a few. It is an opportunity for Satan to tempt us into exploring "If God was so good, how could he have let ______ happen to me?" "If God was good, why would he keep _________, my greatest desire, from me?" Or let's look at history. How many times have you heard "If God was so good, why did He allow the Holocaust?" or "Columbine?" or "9-11?"
"Once we doubt the goodness of God, we feel justified in rejecting His will and making our own decisions about right and wrong."
What is the TRUTH? The truth is GOD IS GOOD. Whether WE feel His choices are right and good...HE IS GOOD! Whether WE feel it is true in our own lives, HE IS GOOD!
Psalm 119:68 "YOU are good and do good, teach me Your statutes."
There have been so many times in my life that I have struggled with feeling the "goodness of God". Especially when my mom was unexpectedly taken from my life , in the way she had always been in my life, and placed 2 1/2 hours away in a Vent Unit. How was this good for me? "Lord, don't you know how much I love her, and need her? Don't you know how much my heart aches? You have gotten her through sicknesses before, why couldn't you one more time? You know I am not ready for this yet."
Even though my heart ached, He was there pouring grace on me, mercy on me and showing me how much He loved me. If there was ever a point in my life where where I had a true "Footsteps in the sand" experience, it was this time.
Our minds can not even begin to imagine the goodness God has for us as we can NEVER see the next step coming. Oh, but our Father knows.
unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?"
"A great many things in God's divine providences do not look to the eye like goodness. But faith sits down before mysteries such as these, and says, " The Lord is good, therefore all that He does must be good no matter how it looks. I can wait for His explanations." " taken from "God is Enough" by Hannah Whitall
Smith
Here are a few things to think about until next time:
Romans 8:28 says " and we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Now read verses 29-39 as well. What perspective about God and His good purposes does this passage provide to help us face painful or difficult life situations?
Whatever difficulties you are currently facing, choose to "give thanks to the Lord, for he is good," and to claim the promise of Romans 8:28-29. "Lord even though I am facing difficulty regarding _______________________________ , I know You are GOOD, and You have promised to work that situation our for good. I know that Your commitment is to make me l like Jesus. Thank You that You will use this circumstance (or person) as a means to fulfill Your good purpose for my life." Amen.
Next week's Lie: God Doesn't Really Love Me.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Soulful Sunday - Lies Women Believe..And The Truth That Sets Them Free
I have been reading this wonderful book by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. I have been learning so much and want to share some things with you. First off I want you to see the book that I am talking about:
I am definitely a woman who has believed many lies over the years. I am saddened to know how many of those lies have held me back from having healthy relationships with not only friends and family, but my Savior. I thought maybe we would talk about these lies. Maybe you are believing some lies and could use the TRUTH to set you free. I encourage you to get the books as they are awesome and I will not be putting entire chapters on here. If you can't, I will identify the lies each week and the wonderful TRUTH that counters it!
Now I realize this is a book for women, but if you are a man reading this blog, don't feel this can't talk to you , too. You may believe some of the lies we are going to talk about. Or you may know a wife, girlfriend, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother or friend who is struggling with some of these lies. You could help them see the TRUTH!
I am definitely a woman who has believed many lies over the years. I am saddened to know how many of those lies have held me back from having healthy relationships with not only friends and family, but my Savior. I thought maybe we would talk about these lies. Maybe you are believing some lies and could use the TRUTH to set you free. I encourage you to get the books as they are awesome and I will not be putting entire chapters on here. If you can't, I will identify the lies each week and the wonderful TRUTH that counters it!
Now I realize this is a book for women, but if you are a man reading this blog, don't feel this can't talk to you , too. You may believe some of the lies we are going to talk about. Or you may know a wife, girlfriend, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother or friend who is struggling with some of these lies. You could help them see the TRUTH!
"Every area of bondage in our lives can be traced back to a LIE!
A seed is sown; it is watered and fertilized; it takes root and produces fruit - not just a single piece of fruit, but a whole harvest- a harvest of bondage, destruction, and death."
Powerful statement right there. I remember when I read that, it saddened me greatly. How big was the harvest I allowed to grow? How many pieces of my "infected" fruit had I shared with someone? It was overwhelming. But, I knew there was hope, as there always is in Christ, and through this book, I was going to know the answers to those questions.
How can we move from bondage into freedom? There are 3 wonderful steps to be practicing along our journey.
How can we move from bondage into freedom? There are 3 wonderful steps to be practicing along our journey.
1. You need to identify the areas of bondage or sinful behavior.
More than likely you already know some of these areas. If not, ask God to reveal them to you. There are many AREAS of bondage you could be in: physical, emotional, sexual, and financial. Sinful habits is another way we can be in bondage.
For me, I had at least one in almost every AREA! Overeating, anxiety, overspending, anger, always seeking approval. WHEW! And those were all the ones I KNEW about!
For me, I had at least one in almost every AREA! Overeating, anxiety, overspending, anger, always seeking approval. WHEW! And those were all the ones I KNEW about!
2. You need to identify the lie or lies that are at the root of the bondage or behavior.
This one is not as easy to see, as #1 was. Some I could identify pretty easily, for example, the overeating is due to wanting comfort in ANY kind of emotion. I need to be looking to Christ for that. Overspending is trying to and shortly living, the joy from purchasing things. Joy I should be getting out of my relationship with Christ IF I was doing MY part. A few of the others were harder to identify their origins.
Read John 10:10. Would you say you are experiencing the abundance of life that Jesus came to give?
What does Ephesians 6:11-12 say about Satan and how he operates?
Satan knows that as long as we are not regularly meditating on God's Word we will be vulnerable to his deceptions. What "good" things are keeping you from consistent study of His Word?
There are 4 steps that take us from INITIAL deception to bondage: Listen to the lie, Dwell on the lie, Believe the lie and Act on the lie. As long as we live in this world, we can't completely isolate ourselves from ever hearing any lies. What is the difference between "hearing" and "listening to" lies?
Read Psalm 51:6, John 17:17, 2 Timothy 2:15, and John 14:15-17 and 16:13.
Let's pray:
3. You need to replace the lie or lies with the TRUTH!
Here are a few things to think about till next time:We all know what a deceiver Satan is and he likes nothing more than to keep us all believing the lies so we stay in bondage and never feel free. We need to combat those lies with the TRUTH that God has give us. After we identify the lie, we need to ask God to forgive us for believing it, and then we will have the "weapon of TRUTH" to start overcoming the deception we have lived in.
Read John 10:10. Would you say you are experiencing the abundance of life that Jesus came to give?
What does Ephesians 6:11-12 say about Satan and how he operates?
Satan knows that as long as we are not regularly meditating on God's Word we will be vulnerable to his deceptions. What "good" things are keeping you from consistent study of His Word?
There are 4 steps that take us from INITIAL deception to bondage: Listen to the lie, Dwell on the lie, Believe the lie and Act on the lie. As long as we live in this world, we can't completely isolate ourselves from ever hearing any lies. What is the difference between "hearing" and "listening to" lies?
Read Psalm 51:6, John 17:17, 2 Timothy 2:15, and John 14:15-17 and 16:13.
Let's pray:
"Lord, I pray that You will show me clearly what lies I have believed. Then show me the Truth that will set me free. Thank You for Your Word and Your Holy Spirit that point me to the Truth. Help me to claim Your Truth and to walk in Your Truth today and every day. Amen
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