Truth

A woman commented to me that she had given the power to her abuser to continue to shape her life even after the family member was dead. The abuser was someone who should have cared and protected her. Her value was based on the opinions of the adults in her world never imagining that they could be dysfunctional. She was abused both physically and mentally but the mental stayed with her long after her abuser had died. She began to believe the lie that she had no value. In her adult life she had lived so long with the abuser’s message that it became truth to her.

Jesus spoke repeatedly the words “I tell you the truth,” and on one occasion he said “the Truth will set you free.” I believe God lives in us and that His Spirit, which has been called the counselor and comforter, can deliver us from the lies we believe. During that uncomfortable battle within us between what is real and what is an illusion, it is our responsibility to ask for the wisdom to overcome the lies of the deceiver. I believe we can start the healing process by asking and believing that God can expose the lies we believe and asking for Him to guide us in His truth and His ways.