Lies Women Believe

I've been on a bit of a reading frenzy lately. The new book I have a hard time putting down and can't seem to stop pondering is Lies Women Believe (and the Truth that Sets Them Free) by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. If you attend Trinity, you can pick it up in the book stall for $10. If you don't, you can purchase or read more about it here.

The main premise of the book is that, from the beginning, Satan has been at work lying to God's people. Satan knows that the truth will really set us free to love God and to be all that He wants us to be. However, if he can get us to believe lies and half-truths, we can get caught up in sin and selfishness that leads to misery. The premise is simple, but the application is revolutionary.

The book is written primary to women, since Satan lied to us first and knows that we are especially susceptible to lies, but the book could benefit men as well. Satan lies to them, too- and it would be helpful for men to understand the kinds of mind games Satan plays on their wives.

Ms. DeMoss spends a chapter discussing how Satan lies and how devastating those lies can be, then she jumps into specific areas where Satan likes to lie the most- especially to Christian women. This is important to note, too. Satan lies to everyone, but he has specific tactics that he uses on women and even more specific tactics that he uses on women who belong to Jesus.

The specific areas that Ms. DeMoss covers are Lies About God, Lies About Ourselves, Lies About Sin, Lies About Priorities, Lies About Marriage, Lies About Children, Lies About Emotions and Lies About Circumstances.

My favorite part of the book is not the lies (hopefully!) but the specific truth taken from God's word that illuminates the lie and shows God's true will in that situation. Over the next couple of weeks, I'd like to share with you some lies that Nancy Leigh shares in her book, the truth that sets us free and how recognizing these lies has brought personal growth and change in my own heart.

I hope you join me in searching for, believing and applying the truth!

John 8:31-32

New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)

The Children of Abraham

³¹ To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. ³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”