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The Lies We Believe: Beyond Quick Fixes to Real Freedom Part 2Sample

The Lies We Believe: Beyond Quick Fixes to Real Freedom Part 2

DAY 3 OF 5

When you're in a difficult season—when you're going through adversity, trauma, or pain—you become a prime target for lies about God and yourself. Why? Because you're vulnerable, tired, exhausted, and desperately looking for answers. Our enemy leverages those moments to deceive us.

Let me share how this played out in my own life. The two lies I am most vulnerable to believing are: "I'm not enough" and "I'm only as good as my last sermon."

I hear those lies constantly. There have been seasons where those lies became spiders because I believed them, and they led to really unhealthy patterns. I found myself needing to hear approval from people I preached to just to feel better about the lie that I'm only as good as my last sermon. I doubted the truth of what God said about me.

I can trace those lies back to specific difficulties where I was vulnerable and made agreements with deceptions about who I was.

The very place God created you and called you to serve Him often becomes the place where Satan tries to tell you lies. If God has called you to be a parent, don't be surprised if you're bombarded with lies about your adequacy. If God has called you to lead in business, expect to hear lies about your competence. If God has called you to serve others, Satan will whisper lies about whether you're making any real difference.

This is spiritual warfare, and it's happening whether you acknowledge it or not. Jesus told us in John 8:44 (NIV) that our enemy "is a liar and the father of lies." In John 10:10 (NIV), Jesus said the enemy "comes only to steal and kill and destroy."

Satan isn’t likely to show up in your life like a cartoonish figure with a pitchfork and horns. He will likely show up with reasonable-sounding explanations for why you're struggling, why God seems distant, and why you should lower your expectations.

When you go through difficulty, Satan leverages that pain to tell you lies about:

  • God's character ("He doesn't really care about you")
  • God's presence ("He's abandoned you")
  • God's power ("He can't or won't help you")
  • Your identity ("You're not worth loving")
  • Your future ("Nothing will ever change")
  • Your calling ("You're not qualified or capable")

Here's what makes these lies so dangerous: they often contain just enough truth to seem believable. Yes, you are imperfect. Yes, you have failed before. Yes, some of your prayers seem unanswered. Yes, life is hard and doesn't always make sense.

But Satan’s lies come in the interpretation of those facts, tempting you to embrace a false story about what those experiences mean about God and about you.

If you're in a difficult season right now, you need to put your antenna up and begin watching for lies. If you've been through a hard season in the past, you need to look back into that season because there may be a lie you picked up along the way that became a spider and is still holding you back from all that God intended for you.

Tomorrow, we'll look at how to identify the specific lies you might be believing.

About this Plan

The Lies We Believe: Beyond Quick Fixes to Real Freedom Part 2

Once you learn to stop cleaning cobwebs and addressing surface issues, it's time to find the spider. In this plan, Pastor Scott Savage guides you through identifying the exact lies that have been driving your struggles. Using powerful biblical examples and practical tools, uncover which deceptions about God and yourself have kept you trapped. It's time to name what's been unnamed and find true freedom!

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We would like to thank Scott Savage for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: https://scottsavagelive.com/youversion-welcome/