But everything shifted, and I believe that for every single one of you, in some way, that enemy is as real to you and those lies are as real to you. And what a great strategic move of the enemy to go after my faith. There was a cost, and it was to my faith. Month after month of waking up in the middle of the night and the devil telling me whatever the hell he wants in the dark. At any minute he could be whispering a lie to me that I thought was true and that I walked in and believed in and built thought patterns, toxic spirals around. I mean it was obvious, but I didn't see it because I was not guarding my mind-because I did not live with this reality that the enemy could be lying to me at any minute. And the second I did, my first thought was, “ Oh my gosh, I have been under spiritual attack”. Now fast forward, I finally do mention it to people. I never told anybody what was happening for 18 months. I was at war with the devil in the night, and I never said it out loud. And the bad part was, is I didn't even realize it was happening. And it was doubt that filled my mind, and it beat me up for month on month. But there was a season of attack that came that was quiet, that was subtle, that I barely noticed, honestly. There was a season of attack, and I'm not going to tell you everything because I want you to go read the book. It is a spiritual war that is waging against us, and it's not a flesh. We stop at the physical response, and we stop at the emotional response rather than realizing there is another thing happening. But I also believe there's another component to this, and I want to start by reading this verse in 2 Corinthians 10.įor though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.Īnd I want to say this because I think some of us stopped at the obvious things. And medicine is a gift from God, and counseling as a gift from God. It can be a chemical issue that needs medicine. And I want to address this right up front that mental illness can be a physical issue. So many of you struggle with mental illness-or somebody that you know struggles with mental illness. In fact, so many of you struggle with anxiety and depression. Our minds are discouraged, our minds are distracted, our minds are exhausted, and I believe there's a way out. Eventually you start to believe they're just true and you're dwelling on them and our minds are a mess. And so I have watched as person after person after person has believed these lies, and here's the thing, not even realize that they are lies. In John 8, it talks about the enemy, and Jesus actually describes him and says he is the father of lies-that when he speaks, he lies. And one of the main ways I'm watching him do that in our generation is through our minds. And his desire is to kill, steal, and destroy. And the Bible is pretty clear that there is an enemy to God and there's an enemy to us. And I'm sorry if you just clicked on this and you're like, what is this? What enemy? I am a Christian, and I believe the Bible. I believe that the enemy is coming for us. But let me tell you about why I wrote the book and why we're doing this podcast because I believe we are at war. If you don't know, the book just came out today. And I want to tell you a story about why this project, Get Out Of Your Head, is so important to me. I've seen him do this for other people, and I have seen him do this in me. I believe in the power of God to absolutely not just save our souls, but change our lives. So let me tell you a little bit about what we're going to do today. This season is the most important we have done to date, and I believe it will be something that sets us free. Welcome to season 3 of the Made For This podcast. It will walk you through step-by-step what questions to ask each week, have some different resources and downloads for you to print out for your group, and just make it simple.īe a part of this incredible journey together, and let's have minds that are more free in 2020! You can go to and download the book club kit. You're going to love how the podcast and the book really work together. You're going to be able to read the book along with the podcast, and each week we'll tell you which chapters to read. So we have built an incredible experience for you. Yes, you can listen to this season’s episodes that we built for you, but the best way is to get the book and to read along with us. We want you to be a part of this season of the Made For This podcast. I hope you'll do it in community and small groups, but more than anything, I pray that God uses it to set you free. I am so proud and I love the work and I love the message and I know it's going to help. I'm excited, but I'm also thinking, wow, there's a lot of vulnerability in this. Today is a huge day because my new book, Get Out Of Your Head, is officially out everywhere books are sold.
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