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TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS

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Lie: Possessions Bring Happiness

Read: Ecclesiastes 3:11, Luke 12:15 and SOAP: Matthew 6:19-21

Truth: Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

Matthew 6:19-21 NLT
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
  • Why can’t possessions provide us with the happiness we long for?

– the items we accumulate do not fill our spiritual void. Jesus taught on maintaining a proper perspective of possessions. Ultimately, our wealth and our lives belong to God. 

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TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS

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Lie: Money Brings Happiness

Read: Ecclesiastes 5:10, Hebrews 13:5 and SOAP: Hebrews 13:5

Truth: Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

(Hebrews 13:5) NLT

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

  • Why shouldn’t we love money?
  • What is a proper view of money?

King Solomon, the wealthiest and wisest king of Israel, said in Ecclesiastes 5:10 that the person who loves wealth will never be satisfied. How much do you rely on money for your own satisfaction?

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People like money, but it can only bring superficial, temporary happiness. It cannot bring joy or contentment. And, money can too easily be a stumbling block for us and become an idol in our lives.

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Truth Over Lies: Lies About You (part 2), Day 5

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Lie: I Am a Victim

Read: Genesis 50:19-21; 1 Peter 2:22-23; Philippians 1:12-14; Psalms 10:14; and SOAP: Isaiah 43:18-19

Truth: “But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”

Isaiah 43:18-19

While we cannot control what happens to us, we do have a choice in how we respond. We can either allow our pain to keep us in our past, or we can choose to move forward in faith trusting God to redeem our pain and bring beauty out of ashes.

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Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of women walk through incredible pain. -Not one story is alike and yet they all have one thing in common: they are broken.  

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TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT YOU (PART 2), Day 4

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Lie: I can’t be confident in the things God has called me to do
Read and SOAP: 2 Corinthians 3:4-5

TRUTH: We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. NLT

2 Corinthians 3:4-5
What do you think?
  • God call us to do many different things, Why should our confidence not be found in ourselves?
  • In whom should we find our confidence?
  • How will this affect our work?

Have you ever known what God wanted you to do in life, but were afraid you were incapable of completing His calling?

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TRUTH OVER LIES: Lies About You (Part 2) Day 3

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LIE: MY SUCCESS DEFINES ME

Read: Proverb 16:18; John 15:5; James 1:17; and SOAP: John 15:5

TRUTH: “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

It is no wonder that success can be addictive. But we must remember that achievements do not define us. 

Read what should define us –

It’s crazy how easily we can talk ourselves into wanting to be more, have more, and do more. We’re bombarded with the lie that our worldly success defines us.  

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What do you think?

  • How should a proper view of our identity affect the way we view our successes?
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Truth Over Lies: Lies About You (Part 2) Day 2

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LIE: MY FAILURE DEFINES ME

Read: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; and SOAP: 1 Peter 2:9-10

TRUTH: But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. “Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”

1 Peter 2:9-10

We believe that if we fail, we are a failure. Beloved, run from this lie.

Read why in today’s devotional

What do you think?

  • Why do we let failures get us down?
  • How should a proper view of our identity affect the way we view our failures?
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Truth Over Lies: Lies About You (Part 2) Day 1

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LIE: MY LIFE IS ABOUT ME

Read: Isaiah 43:1-7; Matthew 5:16; 1 Corinthians 10:31

SOAP: Isaiah 43:1-7

TRUTH: “Bring all who claim me as their God, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them.”

Isaiah 43:1-7 NLT

When we choose to view our life through Him instead of us, we realize our lives aren’t about you or about me.

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What do you think?

  • Why is it dangerous to think that our life is about us?

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Truth Over Lies: Week3

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LIES ABOUT YOU (PART 1) DAY 1

THE LIE: YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH

READ: Exodus 3:1-14 and 4:1-11; 1 Peter 2:9; Philippians 4:13, Ephesians 2:10; SOAP: Exodus 4:11

THE TRUTH: The Lord said to him, “Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

Exodus 4:11

A lie we often believe about ourselves is that we are not enough. You are not_______ enough. Immediately, a little lie probably crept into your mind. Inadequacy, incompetency, insufficiency.  

Read the full LGG devotional here – you won’t want to miss it!

It’s a lie meant to keep us from stepping forward in faith in the things God has called and created us to do.

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What do you think?

  • How can we overcome feelings of inadequacy?
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TRUTH OVER LIES: Week3

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“LIES ABOUT YOU” (PART 1), DAY 5.

THE LIE: You’re Too Old/Young to be Used by God.

READ: Job 12:12; Psalm 92:12-14; 1 Timothy 4:12 and SOAP: Psalm 92:12-14; 1 Timothy 4:12

THE TRUTH: The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the Lord’s house, they grow in the courts of our God. They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

Psalm 92:12-14

THE TRUTH: Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity. 1 Timothy 4:12What do you think?

  • Does your age make you feel inferior?
  • How can God use the young and the old?

Have you ever put an age limit on God’s plans for your life? We often feel that our age restricts us from accomplishing our goals or dreams. Like the height restriction at a rollercoaster, we stand stretching to see if God will let us on the ride. 

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The devil will tell us over and over again that we are too old or too young to serve Him. He will make you doubt your ability, your capacity, and your skills.

Today’s blog gives us better insight – 
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TRUTH OVER LIES: Week3

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“LIES ABOUT YOU” (PART 1), DAY 3.

THE LIE:YOU AREN’T LOVED.

READ: Romans 8:37-39 and SOAP: Romans 5:8

THE TRUTH: But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

One of the most isolating lies we can believe about ourselves is that we are not loved.  

Read the rest of the Love God Greatly Devotional here

“If you are waiting for me to tell you I love you, you’ll be waiting forever.” What a horrible thing to say, right? … 

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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

  • How do you know we are loved by God?