identity in satan

Absorb these words:

YOU ARE WORTHLESS

YOU ARE DISGUSTING

YOU DESERVE TO DIE

NO ONE WILL EVER TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY

YOU WILL NEVER LIVE UP TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS

YOU ARE A FREAK

YOU HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING PERFECT OR DON'T TRY AT ALL

YOU HAVE NO GIFTS OR TALENTS

YOU ARE FAT

YOU ARE UGLY

YOU ARE NOT LOVED BY ANYONE

YOU ARE ANNOYING

YOU SHOULD REJECT EVERYONES LOVE

YOU ARE UNLOVEABLE

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER

YOU ARE AWKWARD

YOU ARE DIRTY

YOU ARE ONLY GOOD FOR SEX

YOU ARE BROKEN

YOU ARE DAMAGED

YOU ARE BEYOND HELP

YOU ARE STUPID

YOU DON'T AMOUNT TO ANYTHING

IF THEY KNEW THE REAL YOU THEY WOULD REJECT YOU

YOU CAN NEVER TELL YOUR SECRETS OR YOU WILL BE JUDGED

YOU ARE ALL ALONE

NO ONE WILL UNDERSTAND YOU

YOU SHOULD JUST DIE
YOU HAVE TO PLEASE EVERYONE

YOU NEED CONTROL AT ALL TIMES

YOU CAN ONLY COUNT ON YOURSELF

YOU DON'T DESERVE FORGIVENESS

YOU SHOULD PUNISH YOURSELF

YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE

YOU ARE WEAK

YOU ARE A FAILURE

 I want to let you in on something…these are all lies and Satan is behind every one..  Sometimes the lies whisper and we can barely hear, sometimes they yell and we don’t feel we can get away from them. Let’s be aware of what we are dealing with here.  These aren’t insecurities, lies that we came up with, low self esteem, or things that make us who we are (identity).  They are all lies from Satan, our accuser.  The list could go on forever.  I only listed a few.

Satan speaks to us all differently but one thing is the same for all of us, they are all LIES and we all hear them.  Not all of us wrestle with the same lies in the list, but we all have our eye on several.

Why? Why aren’t we all looking at the same lie? Because God made us all unique and Satan can’t take us down all in the same way.  He has to get creative because God is creative.  He has to come up with many ways to take us down because God made us in many different ways.  God wants us to celebrate how we were uniquely created, Satan wants us to be ashamed and hide our uniqueness.  They are opposites.  They absolutely want the exact opposite thing for you.

Satan wants you to think that he is harmless.  That it is okay to listen to lies because he will make you feel better.  That he has the answers to your pain.  The bible makes it clear that the thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy.  If you will allow me to take some freedoms, I would like to take this scripture and make it personal to you and I.  If Satan had to be clear with us and tell us what he is up to, he would have to say “I have come only to STEAL, KILL, and DESTROY YOU (enter your name here)”.  

Look at the lies on the list.  Do you see how he is doing it?  Do you see how he is trying to steal your freedom? Do you see how he wants you to die?  Do you see how he is destroying the life you are living?  Do you see that HE is the cause of your pain????????? 

Any answer to your pain that he promises will give you relief is a death trap.  (Alcohol, Drugs, Gossip, Sex, Pornography, Adultery, Denial, Secrets, etc ) All of these things promise temporary relief from pain but long term consequences.  When someone has these things in their life they are our most tangled up brothers and sisters.  It happens to our church and non-church friends.  They need freedom! They need Jesus in a real way!

Let this sink in for a minute.  This is a HUGE concept to really understand.  We are about to make war with this truth so really let it sink in.  This is what is happening every day of our lives.  The BIBLE tells us this…do we really believe it??

The bible tells us “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”  Ephesians 6:12  It’s not what we see…but what we don’t see!

 This is the part I get fired up about:  So lets wage war!!!!!  You guys ready for this? There is no need to be scared because the Bible tells us that “greater is He who is in me, than He that is in this world”.  Bottom line…The Holy Spirit is IN us and that is GREATER than Satan who is in this world.  HE is stronger!!!!!!!!  Jesus is stronger than any lie Satan whispers in your ear.  He is stronger than Satan himself.  The power is in you and you can do “all things through Christ who gives us strength”.  Sound familiar?  Listen..God’s word is a weapon.  Not just for our memory.  Fight!!!!

So now that we know lies, who they come from, who is stronger….now we need to know and believe the truth.

I have another quote.  Something Jesus wants to say.  You see…Jesus LOVES honesty.  He is always honest.  He has already told you this in his WORD.  Here it is:  “I come that you will have life and have it to the full” 

Jesus' desire is for you to live a free joyful life.  He doesn’t want you to believe anything on this list.  Remember he wants the opposite for you as Satan.  Jesus wants you to choose Him so you can choose life the way he created it.  Free and Full

Now comes action.  We can actually do something practical to war against satans lies.  We are going to write out the truth statement to the lies Satan speaks to us.  For example...If one of your lies is "YOU HAVE NO GIFTS OR TALENTS".. then your truth statement could be something like "I WAS FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE (PS 139) SO I KNOW THAT GOD CREATED ME WITH ABILITIES TO SERVE HIM CREATIVELY." Using scripture is smart because it will always be the strongest truth statement to tell yourself.

*pick a lie that is one of the hardest for you to admit.  Resist choosing the safest lie to admit.  if your lie is not on the list..go with what is in your head.

*you might not even believe the truth that you are writing down.  Doesn’t matter!  Put what you know is truth.  Sometimes it takes time for true beliefs to sink in bc the lies have been there for a long time.

So right NOW..while you are reading this...write down your lie and truth statement.  this isn't for everyone but you.  It's for you!

now..call or text your trusted person RIGHT NOW and tell them what your lie and truth statements are.  Resist the urge to JUST read this post and really EXPERIENCE what is being written.  Freedom is at stake.

AFTER YOU HAVE CONTACTED YOUR PERSON CONTINUE READING:

What are you thinking right now?

What are you feeling right now?

How does this make you feel/think about yourself?

What was it like to talk to each other? To have to experience it together?

Compare talking to your trusted person about your lie/truth statement with what you experienced in reading the list at the beginning of this post.

Here's how i think this experience went down:  

we started out feeling depressed and down when we focused on Satans lies and life how he wants us to live it.  We felt horrible.  Then we replaced the lies with truth.  We had a totally different experience. It felt empowering.  But then we probably started feeling nauseous because we were anxious to confess a lie to our trusted person.  We probably went through all the reasons why we should ignore this blog post and go on with the rest of our day not participating.  We pushed through.  Once we took the leap of faith and called that trusted friend...We felt our moods lift.  We felt hope.  We felt normal in our experiences.  We felt good about ourselves.  We began to see ourselves the way God sees us.  We began to feel the effects of being free.  We made a movement from being under Satans rule to being under the protection of God.  We saw that we have the power inside of us to make a change.  We just did it.

Here is a point to never forget:  SATAN CAN NOT LIE TO US WHEN WE STAY IN COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER LIKE GOD CREATED.  He has no power in light…only in darkness.  The Bible tells us “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9.  When we don’t talk about the lies and the secrets, then Satan gets to beat us up.  If we choose to confess/share our stuff with the trusted people in our lives then God promises to purify and forgive us.  Do you see the difference again? One leads to self-hatred, the other leads to purity and forgiveness.  Which one do you think feels better?  Which one do you want in your life?

This post originally came from an assignment from my husband Chuck to talk to our student girls about identity in Christ.  I was struggling with the topic.  I wanted something new and raw that these girls could really chew on.  I told God I knew He had something to say to these girls about Identity and that I would tell them anything He told me to. He spoke this talk into my heart (the DAY of the event) and I have never been the same since.  My eyes have been opened and I’m on a warpath to expose Satan in all his schemes.  I HATE how he hurts people.  I started realizing that even as believers we have a daily choice on whether to find our ID in Jesus or our ID in Satan.

 I would say most of the time we choose to find our IDENTITY IN SATAN and what he tells us about ourselves.  We are trusting the wrong authority.

Do you desire to have an identity defined by Satan? Or by Jesus?  By someone that wants to kill you? Or by someone that wants to give you life?  Satan does not discriminate.  He will go after you, your small children, your grandparents, your marriage, your pastor..he hates us all.

The choice is yours.  No one can make it for you.  It is time to see all of this for what it is and wage war to protect the identity God has created you to have.  No longer be okay with Satan and his lies.  Fight them.  Hold them captive and replace them with truth.  You have the power in you to do this.  Start today.  Commit to saying your truth statement to yourself every time you hear the lie.  As God heals your mind you will believe the truth.

If you have not asked Jesus to come into your life then that is the first choice you need to make.  Without the holy spirit guiding your spirit into truth and giving you the power to overcome Satan and his schemes…you don’t have a chance in battling these lies.  Need a savior to rescue you from these lies? Jesus is ready with arms open.  All you have to do is ask.  Romans 10:9  "If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."  He is a safe person to find rest in.  You can trust him.   “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." - Jesus. (Matthew 11:28-29)

Here is a practical thing to help you remember this principle of identity every day.  John 10:10 is where I was able to "quote" Satan and Jesus today.  If you notice the same number is repeated twice.  Every time you hear a lie in your head you need to yell 10, 10.  Which side of the 10 will you choose to believe? Satan? Or Jesus?  Then make your choice.  Never give up fighting for your identity to be in Jesus.  You can’t afford not to.  You will be blessed for fighting.

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10

Eye Opening

My eyes are beginning to open.  I can no longer see this world naively.  There is a battle going on that demands my attention.  I have a choice to make.  Will I duck my head in the sand and pretend that what looms around me doesn't exist, or do I stare this thing in the face?  God has me on a crazy journey.  There is nothing special about me that qualifies me for this journey.  I'm not really sure why me?  Ephesians 6:12 has me all jacked up.  Enough that I started a new blog at 2:00 in the morning.  I don't have all the answers...I just have a million questions.  I want to see this world and life we are living from God's point of view.  What exactly is he seeing?  I'm deeply bothered by the things I encounter on this journey.  The further along I go, the more depressing the view gets.  Sin is everywhere.  You can't escape it.  The evidence that this world is broken in pieces glares at me constantly.  I see Satan win battles all the time and I'm sick of it.  Jesus has ultimately won the war but we seem to be blind and unappreciative of this reality.  We listen to the lies that Satan dishes out because our faith in Jesus is so small.  I'm committing all of my blog entries to exposing Satan and his lies.  I will show the difference between a mind that listens to Satan verses a mind that trusts in Jesus.  I want to hit on anything that causes destruction to our souls and families.  Anything that Satan tries to kill, steal, and destroy will be on my agenda.  I have no idea what I'm getting myself into but I know God will see me through.  Pray for me and my journey.  I want Jesus to be heard loud and clear.

"The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy.  My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life." John 10:10