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Try this one thing...

Do you ever feel like there’s a war going on in your mind? There really is! The Bible describes your mind as a battlefield. When we follow Jesus, we commit ourselves to aligning our lives with the truth. The father of lies does not like that—so he desires to pull you away, tricking you with words of doubt.

Don’t be fooled. Don’t even listen to the enemy’s definition of who you are. You ARE who Jesus says you are.

Here’s how the Bible teaches us to fight the enemy’s lies...

It says in 2 Corinthians 10 that:

…though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power (that’s spiritual power from God) to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments (these can be arguments from the world or Satan) and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ…

The word of God—it’s like a spiritual weapon—it is stronger than our minds, and it’s stronger than the lies of the enemy. You can learn to wield it as a defense against the lies of the enemy.

The Adversary does not give up.

He will never stop trying to convince you that you’re not who God says you are. He’ll use your negative thoughts, hurtful people, and worldly value systems to try to convince you that you’re…

Not good enough

Not pure enough

Not worthy of God’s love

Unlovable

Worthless

And that you might as well give up.

Even though we know these things aren’t true, they can seep into our minds without us even noticing. We all have areas of life that are particularly sensitive for us—old wounds and parts of our lives where we feel extra vulnerable. These are the areas where the enemy likes to come and attack us. We need to fight this battle by replacing the words of the liar with words of truth from the Bible. And we get better at this the more we practice it.

God says in the Bible that you are…

His child

That you are chosen and incredibly loved

Completely washed clean by Jesus’ blood

Securely saved out of death, and

Created for a wonderful purpose.

Your identity is no longer in the world, or in yourself, and certainly not in the lies the enemy would have you believe.

I want to invite you today to write down a list of all the particular lies the enemy likes to tell you about who you are. Then make a new list showing who God says you are.

When you’re finished, rip up the old list and throw it away. Take the truth of who you are in Christ, and pin it up somewhere you’ll be likely to see it every day. Maybe next to your bed, or even where you eat your meals.

Remind yourself daily who you are in Christ, and the voice of the adversary will fade.