Every single one of us have to fight a series of pet lies that emanate from our stories.  We cling to them tenaciously because they feel so true.  We believe the life patterns we’ve witnessed prove them to be true.  

Though we embrace Christ, the One who is Truth, our mind is still fraught with tiny fortresses built upon the lies that control us.  If I want to know which ones are specific to me, I can listen to my own self talk.  I tell on myself all the time.  Here are some common ones. 

“My past will always plague me.” 

“God forgives sins, yes, but not mine.”

“Everyone in my family says I’m a loser. They have to be right because they all agree.”

“I’ve prayed so long about this.  God has done nothing so He can’t care about me.”

“Things won’t ever work out for me.  Too much of my life has passed.”

Just like the power of inner vows, these lies put us on the railroad tracks to nowhere.  We are stuck in their ruts until we are humble enough to realize that feelings don’t write truth and we don’t know more than God.  When I cling to my lies, I’m insisting that God is wrong, that He is a liar.  You might think that to be strong language. But when I disagree with what God says, and He is Truth, I believe His words to be untrue. 

There is a passage in 2 Corinthians that perfectly describes what happens when we have beliefs that grate against God’s words.  Tomorrow, we’ll explore the passage.  The fabric of deception is critical for any believer to grasp.  We must know what the lie is, where it came from, why I hold onto it with a tight fist, and how it adversely affects my life.  Is there anything powerful enough to break the stronghold?  Especially when it’s directed my life for decades?  Yes! 

Between now and tomorrow, see if you can name three lies that contradict what God says is true.  It will be about Him, about you, or your future.  Let’s set the stage for a new tomorrow.  God is waiting, eagerly, to see lies broken and His people freed from the grips of deception.