Why would our enemy wish to deceive us if we are God’s children? He’s already lost the battle as it relates to our soul and spiritual destiny. It doesn’t make sense. But, I can think of two reasons. 1.) He can wound God’s heart when he hurts His children. And, 2.) By telling us enough lies about who God is, he can do a ton of damage to our relationship with our Father. 

Paul warned us.  But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3

Where have you backed up from God? Where are you unsure of His love for you, shy of the intimacy He offers? Where do you distrust Him and drop your gaze? Somewhere in the answers you provide, lies can be found. The deceiver has done some damage to your ability to trust God wholeheartedly. You are no longer a small child who jumps from the heights and knows he will be caught.

You might wonder how you can uncover and identify the lies you believe. Hunt the most painful parts of your story. In what areas can you still be triggered? There are emotional warning signs that often accompany lies. Hopelessness. Despair. Fear. Crippling depression. Freezing in place. Wordlessness. Emotions are usually tied to beliefs ~ and beliefs to truth or lies. These lies comprise most of your internal daily battles. Paul warned us that the battlefield is in the mind. 

Any thought that makes us back up from God and trust Him less is a thought we should discard. Its origins are unmistakable. Satan wants to divide and conquer. Malicious lies to disparage God’s character are his best way to disrupt our trust in God’s fathering. If our mind, our battlefield, is littered with lies, we will live in perpetual confusion.   A relationship fraught with misgivings and doubts is an unstable one. We weren’t made to live with our feet in quicksand.  

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. Galatians 5:7-8