Lies we tell ourselves

“For the deeds of a man, not the words of a prophecy, are what shape his destiny.” - Lloyd Alexander, The High King #quotes #fantasy #destiny #TheChroniclesOfPrydain #LloydAlexander

Scripture says, "as a man thinks in his heart, so is he." Some of us have the tendency to lie to ourselves so often, we can't tell the difference between what's true and false in our own hearts. It's so easy to do... but there's good news! Scripture ALSO says we are to take captive every thought, to make it obedient to Christ. That means we CAN overcome the lies we tell ourselves, no matter what they are. And we CAN walk daily in the newness of life Christ died to give us!

The title of this post comes from a query which keeps cropping up in the search criteria in my stats which informs me of what has led someone to my blog. Since I’m fairly certain that I have…

The following was contributed by Shannon Wixom. Key Take Aways: Modern-day culture and media have perfected the art of presenting opinions and falsehoods as facts. This is often accomplished via "false narratives."Today's headlines are packed with "false narratives" on topics like abortion, LGBT rights, violence against women, and causes of poverty, False narratives begin with the

The first question, obviously, is: Why do we lie to ourselves? To understand this, we must first understand why people lie at all, and the answer is simple: to hide the truth, for a plethora of dif…

Neil Strauss on Instagram: “Most of those lies are about ourselves. And most involve saying things about ourselves that are so negative, that if they came from someone…”