The Voice of Truth

Satan is a liar - a good liar. He attacks my mind when I'm alone and vulnerable. He knows which buttons to push and exactly when to push them. He's a strong enemy who always knows where and when to strike to get the best results. He tells me I'm worthless - that my life is worthless. I don't contribute to anyone or anything because I'm shut in my house all day every day. He tells me I don't matter to anyone and that no one notices when I'm missing. He tells me that I'm unattractive because I'm overweight and that people don't want to be around an unattractive person. He tells me that I have no friends and that no one understands the challenges I face every day because of my health. He tells me things in my life will never change and that I should give up hope.

But I have learned to recognize the voice of the enemy, the lies of the enemy. And because I walk with God and hide His Word in my heart, when the enemy speaks I hear another voice: the Voice of Truth. And that Voice tells me something else; that Voice tells me who I really am - who God says I am - because of Jesus Christ. And here it is:

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence," - Ephesians 1:3-8

I am blessed
I am chosen
I am adopted
I am accepted
I am redeemed
I am forgiven

When I believe that I am who God says I am, the lies of the enemy have no power over me, whether they come from my own thoughts or by the lips of another. So when those thoughts come in a moment of weakness or distress, I just choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth.

Memorize it. Hang it on your fridge. Tape it to your full-length mirror. Attach it to your sun visor. Satan knows your weak spot and he's waiting for a chance to attack. Be armed with God's Word so the Voice of Truth can drown out the lies of the enemy.