"Today I want to inform you, just in case anyone else hasn't, that Satan is a liar. Right now? He's lying to you. And the scary thing is, these lies usually make sense. Do you believe you're ugly? Think you're a loser? Lies. All of it. My friends, Satan is a terrorist. He's a gang leader. The Bible says he is a a thief who wants to steal, kill, and destroy you. And you know what? He's succeeding with a lot of you. That guy doesn't come out at you like a horned monster. No, he's one smooth dude. You afraid of rejection? He's gonna use it. You afraid of what others think? He's all over that." The youth pastor held up his tattered Bible. "This is your armor. And this is the only place you surrender. Tell the devil you're through listening. It's time to tell yourself, 'I'm good enough.' It's time you claim the verse in the Bible that says you are a dearly loved child of God. You are adored.
And you deserve love. When that voice sneaks into your head with lies, you claim the opposite. Say, 'I'm beautiful. I'm a success. I'm going places.' God doesn't care about your money, your background, what kind of clothes you wear. Stop looking in the mirror for your truth. Stop listening to your friends. Don't read that magazine and think that's your reality. They're lying to you. Because you are dearly loved. Isn'tit time we start acting like it? You want to know what's holding you back? It's not what is or isn't in your wallet. It's not your folks or your face. It's lies. Here is where truth begins. Jesus died for you. He died for this moment. Standing up to Satan's lies takes guts. I want to live that peace God promises. And I think there are some of your here today who feel the same. You're sick of the lies stealing your joy. They sound like truth. They make sense. Satan plants questions in your mind and says, 'Answer this with logic.' But God says, 'No, answer with faith.' Who's going to fight back today? Are you going to be brave enough to surrender that burden and nail it to the cross? Who's ready to live like you're dearly loved?"
-Sermon from a book I'm reading
Any prayer requests?
And you deserve love. When that voice sneaks into your head with lies, you claim the opposite. Say, 'I'm beautiful. I'm a success. I'm going places.' God doesn't care about your money, your background, what kind of clothes you wear. Stop looking in the mirror for your truth. Stop listening to your friends. Don't read that magazine and think that's your reality. They're lying to you. Because you are dearly loved. Isn'tit time we start acting like it? You want to know what's holding you back? It's not what is or isn't in your wallet. It's not your folks or your face. It's lies. Here is where truth begins. Jesus died for you. He died for this moment. Standing up to Satan's lies takes guts. I want to live that peace God promises. And I think there are some of your here today who feel the same. You're sick of the lies stealing your joy. They sound like truth. They make sense. Satan plants questions in your mind and says, 'Answer this with logic.' But God says, 'No, answer with faith.' Who's going to fight back today? Are you going to be brave enough to surrender that burden and nail it to the cross? Who's ready to live like you're dearly loved?"
-Sermon from a book I'm reading
Any prayer requests?
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