satan has his way of finding that hole in your heart, doesn't he? you know, that void that you try to fill with so many useless things? he preys on our weaknesses. he knows when we are struggling with different trials and he knows when we are at our weakest points. and then he just steps right on up and starts whispering lies right into our hearts.
for me, i struggle deeply with insecurity. it takes me listening to one negative thought and i am believing lies. i believe i am not good enough, a failure... blah blah blah. that lie will take over my thoughts and it is hard to control it once it does. because lies can be powerful if you don't know how to use the right tools to fight them off. lies can have a stronghold, but truth can set you free.
i am sure most girls can understand those type of feelings... but i have compassion on our men. men have to deal with tremendous lies. lies about women and lust. and it angers me to see the strongholds satan can get on these men. reading different books, hearing different pastors and such, i believe this is a huge problem with christian men today. being visual creatures, they are bombarded with sexual images daily. i bet they get exhausted trying to bounce their eyes and thoughts from the constant messages about sex. i can't imagine how hard that must be for them. and it really really makes me mad how accessible porn is on the internet. can't you just see how easy it is for these men to start believing lies when it is so easy and everywhere they turn. a man maybe lonely... and here comes satan, knowing that void in his heart, and says, "its not that big of a deal, you are just looking, it is natural". sure, it's kinda like eating a sandwich, right? you are hungry so you eat. no harm in that. but, then next time you have to eat more and more and more, until eventually you are overweight and extremely unhealthy. that may have been a bad example, but you get my point. it is damaging. it is not natural. i don't believe that is something that God intended for a godly man. it is not pure. imagine what that will do down the road when that guy is married?! those images will be in his head. how unfair for his wife! imagine her insecurity. the truth about lies is that they are easy to believe because they make us feel better... they justify our selfish desires and separate us further from God and the truth that will set us free.
truth will set you free. speaking for myself, if i could try to imagine how much better my life would be if only i believed the truth about who i am in christ. i would be more confident... more ready for what God may have. but it is a hard road to stop believing lies. it is a constant choice. to say, "nope, that is a lie. i won't believe that". but in order to live the type of life God intended... one of freedom, we have to. we have to choose truth.
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