No matter how cautious or analytical we’ve been, we have ALL believed lies. In fact, without knowing it, much of our life has been ruled, at least in part, by untruths.
Although Satan is the initial author of all lies, most of them are relayed to us via one of two sources: either from the people around us, or from our own thoughts and erroneous conclusions. Lies that come through other people are called “projected lies.” If your dad called you “stupid” or “good for nothing,” it was a projected lie. If your brother said you were “ugly,” it was a projected lie. They are lies because they go against God’s own words about his creation.
Sometimes, though, we don’t even need other humans to tell us lies. It seems like the enemy, himself sits on our shoulder moderating our lives and whispering things in our ear like “if anyone knew about this, they wouldn’t like you” or “nobody cares about you, you’re going to have to take care of your own needs.” The words bite into our heart and echo in our thoughts.
If we are particularly vulnerable at that moment, or if we hear the same lies over and over, we often begin to believe they are true. The earlier in our lives that we adopt them as truth, the more negative impact they will have on us and the more imbedded they will become in our overall belief system.
The problem with lies—no matter what their source— is that they always limit us in some way. They keep us from accepting many of God’s blessings and from being the person He always intended us to be. They cause us pain, isolate us and provide fuel for our addictive behaviors.
God wants to replace all our lies with HIS truth—truth that assures us we are valuable, acceptable, and worthy of the love and respect of others. It is the process of eliminating the power of the lies in our lives that finally yields true and lasting freedom from ALL the chains that have immobilized us.
“… Jesus said, “If you hold to me teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32
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