Appendix B
Faulty Beliefs and Freedom Facts If you find yourself wrestling with any of the following faulty beliefs, renew your mind by meditating on the Freedom facts and related truths from Scripture. Faulty Belief: I am alone, and no one really cares how I feel or what I do. Freedom Fact: God is always with me. He sees how I feel, and He comforts me. Truth of Scripture: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Pet. 5:7). “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged” (Deut. 31:8). Faulty Belief: I’m not worth much. I don’t deserve anything good. Freedom Fact: I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing. Because I am a child of God, I have an eternal inheritance in heaven. Truth of Scripture: “Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay” (1 Pet. 1:3–4, NLT). “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ” (Eph. 1:3, NLT). Faulty Belief: My looks don’t measure up to what the world says is attractive. I am ugly. Freedom Fact: All of God’s works are great and wonderful, and that includes me! I am created in the image of God Himself, and He has created me beautifully. Truth of Scripture: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well” (Ps. 139:13–14). “He has made everything beautiful in its time” (Eccles. 3:11). “God created human beings in his own image” (Gen. 1:27, NLT). Faulty Belief: Because I have lived a lie, I am unable to speak truth. Freedom Fact: I can speak truth because the Spirit of God leads me. There is freedom in living an honest life. Truth of Scripture: “When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come” (John 16:13). “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).
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