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Table Of ContentLies Women Believe... About God 1. God is not really good. 2. God doesn't love me. 3. God is just like my father. 4. God is not really enough. 5. God's ways are too restrictive. 6. God should fix my problems. About Themselves 7. I'm not worth anything. 8. I need to learn to love myself. 9. I can't help the way I am. 10. I have my rights. 11. Physical beauty matters more than inner beauty. 12. I should not have to live with unfulfilled longings. About Sin 13. I can sin and get away with it. 14. My sin isn't really that bad. 15. God can't forgive what I have done. 16. I am not fully responsible for my actions and reactions. 17. I cannot walk in consistent victory over sin. About Priorities 18. I don't have time to do everything I'm supposed to do. 19. I can make it without consistent time in the Word and prayer. 20. A career outside the home is more valuable and fulfilling than being a wife and mother. About Marriage 21. I have to have a husband to be happy. 22. It is my responsibility to change my mate. 23. My husband is supposed to serve me. 24. If I submit to my husband I'll be miserable. 25. If my husband is passive, I've got to take the initiative, or nothing will get done. 26. Sometimes divorce is a better option than staying in a bad marriage. About Children 27. It's up to us to determine the size of our family. 28. Children need to get exposed to the "real world" so that they can learn to function in it. 29. All children will go through a rebellious stage. 30. I know my child is a Christian because he prayed to receive Christ at an early age. 31. We are not responsible for how our children turn out. About Emotions 32. If I feel something, it must be true. 33. I can't control my emotions. 34. I can't help how I respond when my hormones are out of whack. (It's understandable to act like a shrew at certain times.) 35. The answer to depression must first be sought in medication and/or psychotherapy. About Circumstances 36. If my circumstances were different, I would be different. 37. I shouldn't have to suffer. 38. My circumstances will never change-this will go on forever. 39. I just can't take anymore. 40. It's all about me.
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SynopsisThe lies Christian women believe are at the root of their struggles. In Lies Women Believe, Nancy Leigh DeMoss exposes areas of deception common to many Christian women -- lies about God, sin, priorities, marriage and family, emotions, and more. She deals honestly with women's delusions and illusions and then gently leads them to the truth of God's word that leads to true freedom., Satan is the master deceiver, and his lies are endless. Nancy tackles many of the falsehoods that deceive Christian women with alarming frequency and severity. She confronts these lies with practical truths found in Scripture, helping women to face the realities of this life with freedom and true joy., Counter the lies that keep you from abundant living. Satan is the master deceiver and his lies are endless. And the lies Christian women believe are at the root of most of their struggles. "Many women live under a cloud of personal guilt and condemnation," says Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. "Many are in bondage to their past. Others are gripped by fear of rejection and a longing for approval. Still others are emotional prisoners."In best selling Lies Women Believe , Nancy exposes those areas of deception most commonly believed by Christian women--lies about God, sin, priorities, marriage and family, emotions, and more. She then sheds light on how we can be delivered from bondage and set free to walk in God's grace, forgiveness, and abundant life. Nancy offers the most effective weapon to ounter and overcome Satan's deceptions: God's truth, Counter the lies that keep you from abundant living. Satan is the master deceiver and his lies are endless. And the lies Christian women believe are at the root of most of their struggles. "Many women live under a cloud of personal guilt and condemnation," says Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. "Many are in bondage to their past. Others are gripped by fear of rejection and a longing for approval. Still others are emotional prisoners." In best selling Lies Women Believe , Nancy exposes those areas of deception most commonly believed by Christian women--lies about God, sin, priorities, marriage and family, emotions, and more. She then sheds light on how we can be delivered from bondage and set free to walk in God's grace, forgiveness, and abundant life. Nancy offers the most effective weapon to ounter and overcome Satan's deceptions: God's truth!