Beautiful Word: Your Daily Devotion

Daily Scriptural Insights, Curated by the Editors of CT | [View online] [ChristianityToday.org][Donate] [Beautiful Word Newsletter] Thursday, January 26, 2017 Set Free [Mary DeMuth] Today’s Verse Powered by the [New Living Translation] “Jesus said to the people who believed in him, ‘You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’” John 8:31–32 [View in context] Many of us struggle with our worth primarily because we’ve grown accustomed to lies. These lies may have wormed their way into our lives during our childhood, or they may have been spoken over you last week. Lies like, “You’ll never amount to anything,” or “You can never make up for all you’ve done wrong,” or “You’re ugly” resonate through us so powerfully that we can begin to believe them as truth. Remember this: Lying is the native language of Satan. He comes to steal, kill, and destroy you, and his favorite way to do that is to make you believe lies about yourself. The way through toward healthy self-worth comes from combatting those lies with the truth of who you are. One of the lies I’ve believed as truth is the notion that I deserve to be overlooked. This stemmed from the neglect I experienced as a child. I simply didn’t believe I was worthy of anyone’s attention. What helped me was healthy theology—reminding myself of the truth of God’s Word. A tangible way I did this was to write down a lie I believed on one side of a 3 x 5 card, then to write the truth about myself on the other side in the form of a Scripture passage. When I slipped back into believing lies, I thumbed through my index cards, letting God’s truth soak into me. Your Father loves you and desires for you to believe the truth about yourself—that you are worth loving and your life is worth living. Reflect Read John 8:31–32. What lies have you believed (wrongly) about yourself? What truths have set you free? Pray Pray using the exercise described above: identify one or more lies that have infiltrated your thinking, then use Scripture to combat that lie. Pray about the truth you find in God’s Word. Mary DeMuth is an international speaker and the author of over 30 books, including [Worth Living: How God’s Wild Love Makes You Worthy]. Learn more at [MaryDeMuth.com]. [Read devotions online] | [Share with a friend] More for Women [God Wants You to Get Some Sleep] [God Wants You to Get Some Sleep] Our restless generation is missing out on the spiritual benefits of shuteye. Kate Shellnutt [How Trump's Inauguration Will Catalyze Christian Witness] [How Trump's Inauguration Will Catalyze Christian Witness] Now is the time for the church to embrace the radical, ordinary influence of faith. Katelyn Beaty Follow Us [Facebook] [Twitter] [RSS] [Subscribe to this newsletter] In the Current Issue [January/February] [500 Years After Luther, We Still Feel the Pressure to Be Justified][Subscriber access only] [Reading the Reformation in 2017] [Ultrasounds Help Bridge Evangelical and Catholic Theology][Subscriber access only] [View Full Issue] [Subscribe Now] Christian Bible Studies [Racism: How Should Christians Respond?] [Our faith must inform the way we think and act about this ongoing issue.] [by Aaron Cho and Amy Jackson] [Beautiful Word] Delivered via email to subscribers daily. [Subscribe] | [Email Preferences] | [Unsubscribe] | [Privacy Policy] | [Advertise] | [Subscribe to CT] You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} Copyright ©2017 [ChristianityToday.org], Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.