Countering Satans Lies With The Truth

At the end of Nancy Leigh DeMoss's book Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free, she lists twenty-two truths that we can use to battle Satan's lies.  The battle we are waging is a spiritual one and calls for spiritual weapons.  God's truth is the greatest weapon of all.  Her counsel is to savor each of these truths, even saying them out loud, until our thinking becomes aligned with God's thinking.  By the truth listed, you will be able to discern the lie that Satan attempts to plant into our minds and bring us into bondage. 

1.  God is good - Psalm 119:68; 136:1.

2.  God loves me and wants me to have His best - Romans 8:32, 38-39. 

3.  I am complete and accepted in Christ - Ephesians 1:4-6.

4.  God is enough - Psalm 23:1.

5.  God can be trusted - Isaiah 28:16.

6.  God doesn't make any mistakes - Isaiah 46:10.

7.  God's grace is sufficient for me - 2 Cor. 12:9.

8.  The blood of Christ is sufficient to cover all my sin - 1 John 1:7.

9.  The Cross of Christ is sufficient to conquer my sinful flesh - Romans 6:6-7.

10.  My past does not have to plague me - 1 Cor. 6:9-11.

11.  God's Word is sufficient to lead me, teach me, and heal me - Psalm 19:7; 107:20; 119:105.

12.  Through the power of His Holy Spirit, God will enable me to do anything He commands me to do - 1 Thessalonians 5:24; Philippians 2:13.

13.  I am responsible before God for my behavior, responses, and choices - Ezekiel 18:19-22.

14.  I will reap whatever I sow - Galatians 6:7-8.

15.  The pathway to true joy is to relinquish control - Matthew 16:25; Luke 1:38; 1 Peter 5:7.

16.  The greatest freedom I can experience is found through submission to God-ordained authority - Ephesians 5:21.

17.  In the will of God, there is no higher, holier calling then to be a wife and mother - Titus 2:4-5.

18.  Personal holiness is more important than temporal happiness - Ephesians 5:26-27.

19.  God is more concerned about changing me and glorifying Himself than about solving my problems - Romans 8:29.

20.  It is impossible to be godly without suffering - 1 Peter 5:10. 

21.  My suffering will not last forever - 2 Cor. 4:17-18.

22.  It's not about me; it's all about Him - Colossians 1:16-18; Rev. 4:11!

Nancy expounds upon each truth with many great insights.  At the very end of the book she gives a list of resources that offer practical help in dealing with specific issues.  These issues are:

• Abortion
• Addictions
• Domestic Abuse
• Emotional Issues
• Food/Eating Disorders
• Forgiveness
• Homosexuality
• Infertility/Loss of Baby
• Marriage
• Marriage to a Non-Believer
• Spiritual Assurance and Growth
• Parenting
• Parents
• Pornography
• Role of Women
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Purity
• Singleness
• Suffering
• Time Management
• Women's Issues (Misc.)

She encourages the reader to scrutinize all the resources, and even her book, in the light of God's Word.  This book is definitely worth picking up and keeping in your library.