Ok we have exposed only a few lies that we believe and now I want to give you a way to combat the lies. Again this information has been based on the book “The Lies We Believe”. The book does have scripture in the back of the book to combat each lie. That is how we defeat lies with the truth.
First, we have to understand that the lies we believe are from the enemy of our soul, the devil. Read the following scripture.
John 8:44 You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father's desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies.
Not only is the devil a liar he is the father of all lies. This makes him our enemy not other people.
Second, I believe how we combat the devil is with the truth of scripture and having a good offense to do that with. Meaning we have to have a plan. Trust me the devil has a plan. 1Peter 5:8 Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.
Now the scripture we use as are offensive weapon is this. Rom 12:1-2 Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God. Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.
This is very hard to do with out a map or plan to do it. Meaning how do you change lies and worldly patterns of thinking? I believe the book has a great map or method to help us change our thinking.
The map or plan works very well and can help us see through the lies that the devil is throwing at us. So here it is A- Event, B - Self talk , C-Emotional Reaction, D- Truthful Self-Talk, E- The appropriate emotional response. Let me give you an example right out of the book.
A- the event: You have been in the doctors office waiting for an hour , and you are still waiting.
B-Self Talk- The doctor does not value my time, you may be angry because you have other places to be. Etc you fill in the blank.
C- Emotional reaction - This is not fair I was on time, Why can the doctor not be on time. Here are some lies you are telling yourself, life should be fair, thinks have to go your way for you to be happy, people should be perfect.
D- Truthful Self-Talk: I do not like to wait, but getting overly angry about it only makes it worse. I do dislike waiting but I could find something constructive to do while I wait, read a book etc. Apply some truthful scriptures to help with any situation and make a choice to renew your mind.
I know renewing the mind is a challenge, we have to have a plan, we have to understand who the enemy is, and we have to use truth to eliminate lies.
Randomly,
Steve
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