What lies have we told ourselves and believed? What lies have others told us that we believed? The truth is there are many. Here are five lies and beliefs that some hold. Following each lie is God’s response from the Bible.
1. Money will give me security, bring me happiness and solve problems. I need money to be okay. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. (1 Timothy 6:10 NLT)
2. Mood-altering substances can heal my pain, give me joy, and release stress. Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls. Those led astray by drink cannot be wise. (Proverbs 20:1 NLT)
3. If I look okay, I’ll be okay OR I’m nobody unless I look okay. Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. (Proverbs 31:30 NLT
4. Feeding my sexual need is normal and will satisfy me. Throw off your old evil nature and your former way of life, which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception. (Ephesians 4:22 NLT)
5. I can do what I want and it is no one else’s business. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18 NLT)
It is God’s word that the truth will set us free. To live in the truth we need to renounce the lies that have power over us. We replace those lies with the truth. The truth will enable us to operate freely where the lies once held us captive. What lies have I believed? What lies am I willing to renounce and break their power over my life?
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