Lies Women Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free

by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Elisabeth Elliot (Foreword by)

Overview

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802472960
Publisher:	Moody Publishers
Publication date:	01/28/2006
Series:	Books for Women by Women about Life Issues Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 8.86(h) x 0.76(d)

About the Author

NANCY DEMOSS WOLGEMUTH has touched the lives of millions of women through Revive Our Hearts and the True Woman movement, calling them to heart revival and biblical womanhood. Her love for Christ and His Word is infectious, and permeates her online outreaches, conference messages, books, and two daily syndicated radio programs, Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him. Her books have sold more than three million copies and are reaching the hearts of women around the world. Nancy and her husband, Robert, live in Michigan.

Read an Excerpt

Bondage is another word that comes to mind when I think of contemporary Christian women. The vast majority of women I meet are in bondage-they are not free, often, by their own admission. For example, many women live under a cloud of personal guilt and condemnation. They are not free to enjoy the grace and the love of God. Many are in bondage to their past. Others are in bondage to what the Bible calls the "fear of man"-they are gripped by fear of rejection, fear of what people think of them and a longing for approval. Still others are emotional prisoners, enslaved by worry, fear, anger, depression, and self-pity. When we turn to the Scriptures, we are reminded that God didn't intend for it to be this way. As you look at your life, would you say you are experiencing the abundant life Jesus came to give? Or do you find yourself just existing, coping, struggling, surviving?

Table of Contents

Chapter One:  Truth... or Consequences

Chapter Two:  Lies 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.

Chapter Three:  Lies Women Believe 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.

Chapter Four:  Lies Women Believe 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.

Chapter Five:  Lies Women Believe 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.

Chapter Six:  Lies Women Believe 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 will 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.

Chapter Seven:  Lies Women Believe 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.

Chapter Eight:  Lies Women Believe 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.

Chapter Nine:  Lies Women Believe 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 any more.

40.  It's all about me.

Chapter Ten:  Countering Lies with the Truth

Chapter Eleven:  The Truth That Sets Us Free

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Nancy Leigh DeMoss, who is one of the most articulate Bible expositors in the Christian world today, has written a book that I hope will get to the top of the best-seller list.  It exposes the lies that imprison so many women and sets them free.  I highly recommend it.
-Charles Colson

The woman of today is bombarded and confused by so many falsehoods.  These messages may originate from painful childhood experiences or from media that emphasize beauty and glitz above all else.  Or perhaps from a culture that tells women their role as a wife and mother doesn't count nearly as much as a career.  Or the more selfish trend is that if her marriage doesn't make her happy, she owes it to herself to bail out.  In Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free Nancy Leigh DeMoss exposes Satan as the source of these falsehoods and points women back to the truth only found in God's Word.  Whatever problem today's women may face--guilt, addictions, an unhappy marriage, desire for career over mothering children, troubled children, the list goes on--she reminds us that there is an answer, and it is found in God.  God is enough.
-Tim and Beverly LaHaye

For a quarter of a century, Nancy Leigh DeMoss has listened compassionately to heart-wrenching stories about the ways women in today's world are looking for meaning in life in all the wrong places.  Readers will find themselves in these stories. A careful reading of this compelling book, written by someone who knows and loves the Scriptures, will help women identify and break out of the many bondages--emotional, physical, and spiritual--that trap them.  It will also lead women to a new vision for their lives, and the profound sense of freedom that comes with the knowledge of God's redeeming love made known in Jesus Christ. Nancy's breathtaking book arrives on the American scene at a timely moment in history, when the populace is confused, desperately searching for meaning in life, and buying into anything that brings immediate gratification.  This liberating book will be a blessing to you."
-George and Kingsley Gallup

What a timely, God-initiated and God-endorsed book!  Nancy is a friend not only to us and to our family, but to thousands who have heard her speak and have known her personally.  This is a most timely and crucial contribution to all women.  Nancy deals honestly with the most pressing pain in women's lives and shows sensitively real illustrations and the truth that sets them free.  Without hesitation, we encourage every woman to carefully study and apply this wonderful and practical spiritual help--both hurting and bewildered women, as well as radiant and happy women who desire to help others.
-Henry and Marilyn Blackaby

Have you ever wished you had a trusted friend, a wise counselor, that you could go to for godly, profoundly biblical advice?  Someone you could go to who would help you tackle life's thorniest questions?  Nancy Leigh DeMoss may not be your closest friend, but she will provide you with the solid Psalm 1 counsel that your soul longs for.  On more than one occasion we've sought Nancy's advice and counsel.  She is a godly woman with a heart for God's people.  Compassionate and caring, I think you'll find that Nancy will stimulate you to love and good deeds in these pages.  Buy two of these books--one for yourself and one for your best friend!
-Dennis and Barbara Rainey

Finally we can stop walking around in a maze of unanswered questions.  The 'why's' have been silenced and the truth proclaimed!  Nancy penetrates the confusion of our day and helps us see through the deception that has plunged so many women into despair and frustration.  Then she gently leads us into the truth that is the only pathway to experience God's beautiful peace and restoration.
-P. Bunny Wilson

Today's women need to hear the truth, and I praise God for Nancy Leigh Demoss' incredible faith in His truth and her honesty about our weakness.  She refuses to compromise His Word for the world's sake.
-Heather Whitestone McCallum, Miss America 1995