The Study of Core Lies by Cathy Albertson
Well I am going to jump in because this is exactly what I need! I am very thankful to the Holy Spirit for putting this in front of me! I like LOVE where it says so often the lies have come from our childhood experiences and that is true but that is only the surface! It has come from the lying serpent! To me it is like this: the actual circumstances that happened were real but the ROOT is the devil's lies!
The reason we want to be done with the lies is to free us to obey Christ!
Core lies are deeply rooted beliefs that are not true!
BELIEFS THAT STRIKE A CORD
I am not good enough.
I am forgettable.
I am not in control.
I am thinking of that one message I hear over and over again in my head... the message I am wanting Jesus to speak a new message over the loud speaker...ATTENTION BIG HUGE LIE THAT MAKES CATHY FEEL LIKE CRAP... YOU ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED IN HER HEAD. THIS IS THE NEW MESSAGE SHE WILL BELIEVE. and the message is gently repeated over and over YOU ARE LOVED. I REJOICE OVER YOU WITH TRIUMPHANT SONGS! YOU ARE WANTED~
GOALS I GIVE MYSELF~
I must be good enough
I must look like I have it altogether.
I must be smart
I must be pretty.
I see that the goal I have given myself… makes me miserable and I am imposing rules on me and others. I must I MUST I MUST~ they must see me as …. Or I have failed.
99% of anger comes from a lie. Righteous anger is rare!
Behaviors: Controlling
I definitely see myself as controlling. I want to appear that I have it altogether. For example, At work often Lorien and Morgan change up my room … this only reinforces the lie that I am not enough. This is a deep one for me Jesus… painfully deep. To have someone else come in and feel they need to FIX me kills me.. breaks off my life support. There are no words for how it destroys me.
Emotions: Anxiety
Emotions are smoke signals. They warn us of problems. Father, You are so incredible. The freedom you are wanting for me is scary yet beautiful! Vulnerability and looking weak is not my goal! I tend to get anxious in my behavior. Oh my goodness this book is exactly what I needed. And yet I am feeling angry because I do not want to admit to Amanda… that I needed her to put this book in front of me. Why did it have to be her.. these are my thoughts… Now Carrie will even more think she is better than me. WOW! I am really thinking these thoughts…LIES! Or should I say A lie is lurking its ugly head … Jesus please smack the devil on the head for me…and set me free!
We are not asked to be perfect. Hmm Christ does not ask us to be perfect… He asks to be in relation with Him. How incredibly beautiful! Such deep deep work You are doing Jesus.. I cannot take it all in. It blows my mind. I am trying to wrap my head around this and put it into words… please help me. So the main thing You did for me that weekend… was tell me WHO I AM IS JUST FINE~ no matter what… now you are establishing it in me.
The lie is on the worth and value I place on my goals and that I think I can control my life apart from God. And that may be simply when I feel I am too busy to acknowledge the verse that is running through my mind. I think my worth and value come from being pretty.
Page 18 The effect of lies
When someone bumps into one of our wounds, it makes it worse… we lash out.
Freedom from my lies requires me to admit my own sin. I have somewhere depended on myself instead of Christ. I must and I was and still am willing to dig deep and face pain being vulnerable to God about my sin. My core lie is not I am not good enough…but that I need to be good enough. The constant striving to be OK…Abba, I know where my approval lies … it is in You… I am approved because of Christ. So when others are more talented or what have you… it is time to appreciate their talents… them.
Repenting of pride not to feel better but because I have taken matters into my own hands and forgotten God. “Now let your knees hit the floor, feel the sorrow and let His Spirit fill your broken places.”
Jesus never asks me to be good enough. My part is to recognize my need for His work on the Cross.
Well I am going to jump in because this is exactly what I need! I am very thankful to the Holy Spirit for putting this in front of me! I like LOVE where it says so often the lies have come from our childhood experiences and that is true but that is only the surface! It has come from the lying serpent! To me it is like this: the actual circumstances that happened were real but the ROOT is the devil's lies!
The reason we want to be done with the lies is to free us to obey Christ!
Core lies are deeply rooted beliefs that are not true!
BELIEFS THAT STRIKE A CORD
I am not good enough.
I am forgettable.
I am not in control.
I am thinking of that one message I hear over and over again in my head... the message I am wanting Jesus to speak a new message over the loud speaker...ATTENTION BIG HUGE LIE THAT MAKES CATHY FEEL LIKE CRAP... YOU ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED IN HER HEAD. THIS IS THE NEW MESSAGE SHE WILL BELIEVE. and the message is gently repeated over and over YOU ARE LOVED. I REJOICE OVER YOU WITH TRIUMPHANT SONGS! YOU ARE WANTED~
GOALS I GIVE MYSELF~
I must be good enough
I must look like I have it altogether.
I must be smart
I must be pretty.
I see that the goal I have given myself… makes me miserable and I am imposing rules on me and others. I must I MUST I MUST~ they must see me as …. Or I have failed.
99% of anger comes from a lie. Righteous anger is rare!
Behaviors: Controlling
I definitely see myself as controlling. I want to appear that I have it altogether. For example, At work often Lorien and Morgan change up my room … this only reinforces the lie that I am not enough. This is a deep one for me Jesus… painfully deep. To have someone else come in and feel they need to FIX me kills me.. breaks off my life support. There are no words for how it destroys me.
Emotions: Anxiety
Emotions are smoke signals. They warn us of problems. Father, You are so incredible. The freedom you are wanting for me is scary yet beautiful! Vulnerability and looking weak is not my goal! I tend to get anxious in my behavior. Oh my goodness this book is exactly what I needed. And yet I am feeling angry because I do not want to admit to Amanda… that I needed her to put this book in front of me. Why did it have to be her.. these are my thoughts… Now Carrie will even more think she is better than me. WOW! I am really thinking these thoughts…LIES! Or should I say A lie is lurking its ugly head … Jesus please smack the devil on the head for me…and set me free!
We are not asked to be perfect. Hmm Christ does not ask us to be perfect… He asks to be in relation with Him. How incredibly beautiful! Such deep deep work You are doing Jesus.. I cannot take it all in. It blows my mind. I am trying to wrap my head around this and put it into words… please help me. So the main thing You did for me that weekend… was tell me WHO I AM IS JUST FINE~ no matter what… now you are establishing it in me.
The lie is on the worth and value I place on my goals and that I think I can control my life apart from God. And that may be simply when I feel I am too busy to acknowledge the verse that is running through my mind. I think my worth and value come from being pretty.
Page 18 The effect of lies
When someone bumps into one of our wounds, it makes it worse… we lash out.
Freedom from my lies requires me to admit my own sin. I have somewhere depended on myself instead of Christ. I must and I was and still am willing to dig deep and face pain being vulnerable to God about my sin. My core lie is not I am not good enough…but that I need to be good enough. The constant striving to be OK…Abba, I know where my approval lies … it is in You… I am approved because of Christ. So when others are more talented or what have you… it is time to appreciate their talents… them.
Repenting of pride not to feel better but because I have taken matters into my own hands and forgotten God. “Now let your knees hit the floor, feel the sorrow and let His Spirit fill your broken places.”
Jesus never asks me to be good enough. My part is to recognize my need for His work on the Cross.
Trusting God devotional by Sharon Jaynes, Gwen Smith and Mary Southerland
I loved this book. Daily I would read and journal my own experiences about where I can apply that day's truth. Each week started with a video that could be found on the Girlfriends in God website. At the end of each week there were thoughts to ponder and more journaling suggestions.