Lies vs. Truth

This weekend I talked about replacing the lies Satan tells us with Truth from God’s Word. Here’s part 1 of the list…

*God’s ways are too restrictive

• God’s ways are best. Deut. 6:24-25; Joshua 1:8

• God’s restrictions are always for my good.  James 1:19-27

• Resisting or rebelling against God’s ways brings conflict and heartache. Ps. 68:6; Prov. 15:32-33

*I’m not worth anything

• My value is not determined by what others think of me or what I think of myself.  My value is determined by hos God views me.  Ps. 139:1-18; Ipeter 2:4

• To God, my soul is worth more than the price of the whole world.  John 3:16; Rm. 5:6-8

• If I am a child of God, I am God’s cherished possession and treasure.  Rm. 8:1-2; I Peter 2:9

*I have my rights

• claiming rights will put me in bondage. Job 4:1; Ps. 37:1-11; Luke 6:46

• Yielding rights will set me free.  John 6:38; Hebrews 10:7

*I can sin and get away with it

• The choices I make today will have consequence; I will reap what I sow.

• Sin’s pleasures only last for a season

• Sin exacts a devastating toll.  There are no exceptions

• If I play with fire, I will get burned.  I will not escape the consequences of my sin.

*My sin isn’t really that bad.

• Every act of sin is an act of rebellion against God

• No sin is small

*God can’t forgive what I have done

• The blood of Jesus is sufficient to cover any and every sin I have committed.

• There is no sin too great for God to forgive.

• God’s grace is greater than the greatest sin anyone could ever commit.

*I am not fully responsible for my actions and reactions.

• God does not hold me accountable for the actions of others

• I am responsible for my own choices.

*I cannot walk in consistent victory over sin

• If I am a child of God, I don’t have to sin.

• I am not a slave to sin.  Through Christ, I have been set free from sin.

• By God’s grace and through the finished work of Christ on the cross, I can experience victory over sin.

*I don’t have time to do everything I’m supposed to do.

• There is time in every day to do everything that God wants me to do.

*I can make it without consistent time in the word and prayer.

• It is impossible for me to be the person God wants me to be apart from spending consistent time cultivating a relationship with Him in the Word and prayer.