Question #8

Faith is the shield that protects us from being destroyed by the fiery darts of our Enemy. The Enemy grabs a lie from hell. It has just enough fire attached to it that it really stings. He hurls it our way with a big roar, and without the shield of faith, our thought closet is unprotected. Those fiery lies just sail right in the door and their flames remain as flickering embers, waiting for just the right (or wrong) self-talk to ignite them. The lion roars lies that often feel true. But when he roars lies, we hold up the shield of faith and speak truth!

Copy and paste the truths that best apply to your needs today as you can stand against the Enemy's lies. These are "faith" statements, not "feeling" statements. You can hold up your shield of faith by speaking these faith statements of truth. 

When the lion roars, "God doesn't listen to you," 

I say Psalm 145: 18-19

Psalm 145:18-19 (New International Version, ©2010)

¹⁸ The LORD is near to all who call on him,
   to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
   he hears their cry and saves them. 

When the lion roars, "You have no value or purpose,"

I say Isaiah 43:1-2

Isaiah 43:1-2 (New International Version, ©2010)

Isaiah 43

Israel’s Only Savior

 ¹ But now, this is what the LORD says—
   he who created you, Jacob,
   he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
   I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
² When you pass through the waters,
   I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
   they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
   you will not be burned;
   the flames will not set you ablaze. 

When the lion roars, "Your problem is unfixable"
I say Jeremiah 32:17

Jeremiah 32:17 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ¹⁷ “Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. 

When the lion roars, "You are abandoned,"

I say Romans 8:31

Romans 8:31 (New International Version, ©2010)

More Than Conquerors

 ³¹ What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 

When the lion roars, "You are a loser,"
I say Romans 8:37

Romans 8:37 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ³⁷ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 

When the lion roars, "You have blown it, God can't accept you," I say Romans 8:38 & 39

Romans 8:38-39 (New International Version, ©2010)

³⁸ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes:
Romans 8:38 Or nor heavenly rule

 

When the lion roars, "nobody cares about you,"

I say 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (New International Version, ©2010)

Praise to the God of All Comfort

 ³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 

When the lion roars, "you have no willpower,"
I say 2 Timothy 1:7

2 Timothy 1:7 (New International Version, ©2010)

⁷ For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.