Lies Women Believe

I completed a Bible study in a ladies group some time ago regarding the book, Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. Thinking back, I can't believe it's been nearly two years since I completed this study. This book also has a companion guide. From things you believe about God, yourself, and sin, to your priorities, emotions, circumstances, even marriage and children, Nancy covers it all.

Some of the points that stood out most to me:

1. "We listen to music, read books and magazines, watch movies, listen to advice, and respond to advertisements without asking ourselves important questions: 'What is the message here?' 'Is it really true?' 'Am I being deceived by a way of thinking that is contrary to the Truth?'"
2. "...for many women, there is a disconnection between what they know intellectually and what they feel to be true. And therein lies one of our problems: We trust what we feel to be true, rather than what we know to be true."
3. "...if we could have all our longings fulfilled down here, we would easily be satisfied with staying here, and our hearts would never long for a better place."
4. "...every time we say yes to the Spirit, we give Him greater control of our lives."
5. "The Truth is, you and I are powerless to change ourselves..."
6. "The Truth is that all I have to do is the work God assigns to me."
7. "I no longer look for serving opportunities but look to God as His servant, ready to go wherever He wills."
8. "The Truth is, our circumstances do not make us what we are. They merely reveal what we are."
9. "The Truth is, if we are not content within our present circumstances, we are not likely to be happy in any other set of circumstances."
10. "...even a lifetime is not forever."
11. "God has determined the exact duration of your suffering, and it will not last one moment longer than He knows is necessary..."
12. "God's will is exactly what we would choose, if we knew what God knows."
13. "We need to speak the Truth to ourselves; we need to speak it to each other. In every season, in every circumstance, His grace is sufficient. It is sufficient for me; it is sufficient for you."
14. "I am responsible before God for my behavior, responses, and choices."

This doesn't nearly cover the depth that Nancy goes into in this study. Some of the detailed topics may be controversial for some, such as: career vs. stay-at-home, submission to your husband, how many children you should have. Especially when you consider that the author is not married, nor does she have children. I find that if you approach each subject with an open mind and a focus on what God wants, you may be surprised what you believe, or what you come to believe. It is my opinion that we sometimes are not able to experience God's blessings because we have become in bondage to some of these lies. As Nancy shows, we must counter these lies with the truth. Before that even, we must know what we believe and we must know why we believe it. This can only happen through Scripture reading and memorization, so that when the lie presents itself, we have the ammunition to combat it with the Truth from God's Word.

Thank you for allowing me to share this with you today, I welcome your comments.