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7 Common Lies That Steal Your Joy (and the Biblical Truth to Replace Them)
Satan’s native tongue is lying. Jesus described him as “…the father of lies” (John 8:44 NIV). The evil one continuously spews falsehoods to lead us astray. His deceit led Eve to commit the first sin, and he’s been lying ever since.Jesus declared Himself the Truth, saying, “I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6 NIV). Jesus is God, the source of all truth; therefore, He can’t lie. Lies originate with the devil.Satan spitefully lies because he knows believing his lies affects us just as they would if they were true, thereby disabling, defeating, discouraging, or detouring us. The more we believe an untruth, the more it becomes entrenched in our brains and the more it affects us as if it were true.Lies continually confront us, washing over us like waves, threatening to pull us under because they feel true. We fight lies with God’s truth.But, praise God, lies can be overcome with truth. We can change our thoughts, which changes our beliefs and influences our behavior.First, we as God’s children stand on who He says we are. Once someone believes in Jesus as Savior, they’re His forever. No one can take us from Him, and we can never lose our salvation. Nothing can separate us from His love.We’re His beloved, and His love is everlasting. He’s intimately acquainted with us, even keeping count of how many hairs are on each head. He tracks every thought in our minds. And remarkably, despite knowing everything about us from beginning to end, He still loves us.Standing in faith on who He says we are, we must replace each lie with truth.Here are seven of the lies the enemy uses:Photo Credit: ©GettyImages/Javier Art Photography