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THREAD: The devil is a liar who only has as much power as you give him. So why is it that we find it so so hard to let go of these lies and just trust God wholeheartedly? Letâs talk.
Firstly, letâs look at the story of Adam & Eve. The devil came
1. IN FORM of a serpent
2. Approached Eve KNOWING God had spoken directly to ADAM
3. Made her DOUBT HERSELF
4. TWISTED the truth
Ref: Genesis 2:4-3:24
1. IN FORM of a serpent
2. Approached Eve KNOWING God had spoken directly to ADAM
3. Made her DOUBT HERSELF
4. TWISTED the truth
Ref: Genesis 2:4-3:24
1. Coming in form of a serpent - familiarity
The serpent wouldâve been familiar to Eve, given that Adam had named all of the animals so it wasnât just a random new creature. If the devil had come as himself, she would not have felt as comfortable conversing with him.
The serpent wouldâve been familiar to Eve, given that Adam had named all of the animals so it wasnât just a random new creature. If the devil had come as himself, she would not have felt as comfortable conversing with him.
2. Approaching Eve knowing that God had spoken directly to Adam
The devil went to Eve knowing that Adam wouldnât doubt what heâd heard directly from the Source no matter what he would say. With Eve, she wouldâve known through Adam & that could leave space for doubt if poked at.
The devil went to Eve knowing that Adam wouldnât doubt what heâd heard directly from the Source no matter what he would say. With Eve, she wouldâve known through Adam & that could leave space for doubt if poked at.
3. Making Eve doubt herself
Firstly, Eve already had wisdom because she had God. God IS wisdom & she was made in His image. The devil made her doubt her identity - âGod knows if you eat you will be like Godâ and added âknowing good & evilâ just to make it more credible.
Firstly, Eve already had wisdom because she had God. God IS wisdom & she was made in His image. The devil made her doubt her identity - âGod knows if you eat you will be like Godâ and added âknowing good & evilâ just to make it more credible.
4. Twisting the truth
God had told Adam that if they ate from the tree of âknowledge of good & evilâ, they would die. They had the possibility of eternal life, they just had to take it. The devil told Eve âyou will not dieâ referring to their human bodies dying straight away.
God had told Adam that if they ate from the tree of âknowledge of good & evilâ, they would die. They had the possibility of eternal life, they just had to take it. The devil told Eve âyou will not dieâ referring to their human bodies dying straight away.
Now please note that the devil lacks originality and he also is very lazy. There is a pattern, one that he still uses till this very day. Lies & manipulation in the EXACT same way, but in different contexts each time
1. Familiarity.
How many times have we heard people we know say negative stuff about us, things that hurt, accuse us, label us with certain terms (even if itâs a joke)? The devil uses familiarity. Before they ate the fruit, all it took was 1 lie. Now the lies are repeated.
How many times have we heard people we know say negative stuff about us, things that hurt, accuse us, label us with certain terms (even if itâs a joke)? The devil uses familiarity. Before they ate the fruit, all it took was 1 lie. Now the lies are repeated.
We constantly hear certain words thrown so quickly by people we know or want to know.
âLiarâ âuglyâ âuselessâ âannoyingâ âstupidâ âcrazyâ
âLiarâ âuglyâ âuselessâ âannoyingâ âstupidâ âcrazyâ
2. Approaching you when you arenât yet aware of your identity in Christ
Up until the moment you were saved, you wouldâve heard all of these lies, and because you knew no better, you wouldâve just believed them. Itâs who you are. âThatâs just how I am, itâs my personality lolâ
Up until the moment you were saved, you wouldâve heard all of these lies, and because you knew no better, you wouldâve just believed them. Itâs who you are. âThatâs just how I am, itâs my personality lolâ
âI get irritated easilyâ âIâm madâ âIâm a crazy girlfriendâ âI know Iâm not a liar but no one believes me anyway so I might as wellâ âIâm not smartâ âI donât think Iâm good enoughâ âwho would even care if I disappearedâ
3. Making you doubt yourself
Both before and after salvation, youâve been fed lies. Some of the lies have even been glamourised by society which makes you doubt who you actually are and your capabilities, the authority God has given you. You donât believe in yourself.
Both before and after salvation, youâve been fed lies. Some of the lies have even been glamourised by society which makes you doubt who you actually are and your capabilities, the authority God has given you. You donât believe in yourself.
You donât believe you can succeed, you donât believe God TRULY loves you, you donât believe salvation is as simple as believing, you donât even know if youâre going to heaven or hell because youâre convinced youâre still a sinner, you donât believe when God affirms who you are.
God could tell you âI love you, youâre so beautiful, you are strong, youâre saved, youâre Mine, youâre not guilty, youâre not a sinner anymore, youâre not a âwhoreâ, I see your painâ & because of all the lies youâve been hearing & continue to hear, youâre saying âbut thatâs capâ
Youâve heard it so many times that youâre thinking âmaybe I am all of these thingsâ and then maybe disappears and youâre saying âitâs me, Iâm not perfect, I never will be and thatâs okay, I can live with thatâ
4. Twisting the truth
God says you are already loved (1 John 4:19) but the devilâs lies have you thinking âdonât I have to work to get that love, I know I donât deserve it and no one else would do this for me so why would God? There has to be a trap somewhereâ
God says you are already loved (1 John 4:19) but the devilâs lies have you thinking âdonât I have to work to get that love, I know I donât deserve it and no one else would do this for me so why would God? There has to be a trap somewhereâ
The devil twists what God tells you & makes you believe God has missed bits out or that God has made a mistake. He would much rather you believe that God is ignoring you when actually God hears every single sincere prayer. He will have you believe God is far away when Heâs here
Just as with Eve, he will have you thinking you donât need God because you can be God by your own strength but he also knows that this will hurt you too because you donât get why everything is going wrong when youâve worked so hard & you donât get why you feel so empty either
Now look at all of the above. The devil didnât even have to shout to do all of this. All it takes is a whisper or a conversation. A couple words that hurt and then lead to projection. Someone is hurting and doesnât want to hurt alone so theyâre hurting others. Bullies do this.
So then HOW do we break away from the cycle of lies? Itâs simple yet itâs so difficult but anything is possible through Christ (Philippians 4:13)
Affirming who we are in Christ is good, itâs a step, but given the gravity of the lies, itâs not always enough.
Affirming who we are in Christ is good, itâs a step, but given the gravity of the lies, itâs not always enough.
Affirming is the first step. Extending these affirmations is next. We canât just wait until weâre aware that someone is hurting to make them understand the truth, otherwise it just feels like another lie just for the sake of comforting.
If we only do it after hearing what theyâre going through, itâs almost robotic. It comes like pity/forced. Why do you think God created us with free will when He couldâve just made us obey Him? Genuine love feels better. It needs to come naturally so we must make it habitual.
Sharing the love God has blessed us with should come as FIRST nature, not even second. You telling someone theyâre beautiful unprovoked, you just being kind, you sharing whenever you can, you spending time with people, you complimenting their work, you supporting their grinds.
It needs to get to a point where the person knows they can come to you whenever then need a pick-up, whenever they need a friend, whenever they need help and not feel judged. This is Christlike love. We need to love unconditionally. Love just because.
We need to love because Christ loved us FIRST. Jesus didnât extend love to Zacchaeus only after he was saved. He loved Zacchaeus when nobody would. My guy had to hide in a sycamore tree loooool everyone hated him (plus he was short but thatâs not the point here
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When weâre loving constantly & feeling constant love, thereâs no room for the devilâs lies to enter bcos weâre drenched in love. Thatâs not saying there wonât be moments where we are reminded of the lies. Lies are honestly easier to believe because weâve heard them all our lives.
The more we drown out the lies with Christlike love, the less we believe them and the more we remain at peace. God loves us. Thereâs no greater love than His. If He says weâre good, weâre good.
Galatians 2:20 says itâs no longer us but Christ who lives in us. He handles our burdens, our pains, the lies and turns that all into eternal joy. We just need to let Him use us as vessels to extend this same love to others.
Hopefully someone is blessed by this thread, these are my thoughts. May we all extend love and drown out the devilâs lies in Jesusâ name! God bless you all 
