Lie vs TRUTH

Question 1

God doesn’t want you to have friends and is not answering your prayers about a best friend, everyone around me eventually rejects me

(rejection)

Answer 1

Genesis 2:18
It is not good for man to be alone, I will make him a helper suitable for him

God cares and he provides community, those are around me are there for a reason, build community with them.
I’m so used to rejection I can often seek that and find comfort in it but I challenge myself to enjoy the benefits of community and not isolate myself or let rejection/ isolation you will not win

Question 2

God doesn’t speak to me, he is so far away from me

frustration/ rejection

Answer 2

Jeremiah 33:33
‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and [a]mighty things, which you do not know.’

John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Question 3

God is not answering my prayers, why do my prayers feel so weak and just words

Answer 3

Psalms 116:1-2
I am passionately in love with God because he listens to me.
He hears my prayers and answers them.
As long as I live I’ll keep praying to him,
for he stoops down to listen to my heart’s cry.

Question 4

I’m soo broken I have no idea how to fix myself I’m tired and exhausted

Answer 4

Matthew 11:29
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

Galatians 3:3
How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?

Question 5

God is mad at me at my lack of consistency, I have no idea how to have a relationship with him I’m such a mess and a failure at consistency

Answer 5

Romans 8:31-39
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:

Question 6

I don’t know how to break free from depression

Answer 6

Psalms 40:1-3
I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
    out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
    and put their trust in him.

Question 7

Everyone’s opinion matters soo much to me, I have to prove i’m the best and gain their love and approval

Answer 7

Isaiah 51:12-13
“I, yes I, am the one who comforts you.
So why are you afraid of mere humans,
who wither like the grass and disappear?
13 Yet you have forgotten the Lord, your Creator,
the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.

Galatians 1:10
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.

Question 8

why do others connect with God so much easier

Answer 8

Romans 2:11
God doesn’t have any favorites!

Ephesians 3:12

Question 9

why do others connect with God so much easier

Answer 9

Romans 2:11
God doesn’t have any favorites!

Ephesians 3:12
“Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.”
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my access is because christ died for me not in my push

Question 10

I worry about everything I don’t know how to stop

Answer 10

Phillippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Question 11

I seem to forget everything I’m learning

Frustration

Answer 11

John 14:26
But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you

Question 12

I’m always confused on my discussion I have no idea what i’m doing or how to discern the voice of God in my life why can’t God make it clear to me

(frustration)

Answer 12

Isaiah 30:21
Your own ears will hear him.
    Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
    whether to the right or to the left.

Question 13

I find reading the bible so hard and boring I really want to enjoy it

(frustration)

Answer 13

Psalms 119: 33-38
Give me revelation about the meaning of your ways
so I can enjoy the reward of following them fully.
34 Give me an understanding heart so that I can
passionately know and obey your truth.
35 Guide me into the paths that please you,
for I take delight in all that you say.
36 Cause my heart to bow before your words of wisdom
and not to the wealth of this world.
37 Help me turn my eyes away from illusions
so that I pursue only that which is true;
drench my soul with life as I walk in your paths.[d]
38 Reassure me of your promises, for I am your beloved,
your servant who bows before you.

Question 14

I find prayer boring and tiring I want to enjoy it

frustration

Answer 14

Romans 8:26
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Question 15

You can’t change you just need to stay quiet and polite be what you have always been you will never walk in power and authority like the people you admire you are just you

(comparison/ frustration/ rejection)

Answer 15

Matthew 5:14-16
You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

don’t be afraid to be who God created, you been you is not intimidation by sets others around you free e.g. Nia Cerise inspires you to also shine because she is unashamed to be who God created !!

Question 16

Oh no I have made a mistake I need to fix it I need to make it right or else God won’t help me and he will be so far away

Answer 16

Psalms 3:3
But in the depths of my heart I truly know
that you, Yahweh, have become my Shield;
You take me and surround me with yourself.
Your glory covers me continually.
You lift high my head when I bow low in shame.

Psalms 51:17
The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

Question 17

my performance is why God loves me

Answer 17

Psalms 51: 16-17
Going through the motions doesn’t please you,
a flawless performance is nothing to you.
I learned God-worship
when my pride was shattered.
Heart-shattered lives ready for love
don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.

Ephesians 2:8
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

Question 18

Why does God feel so far away

Answer 18

Deutronomy 31:8
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.”

Question 19

I can do it all by myself I can read books, I don’t need God or his wisdom I can just figure it out myself

Answer 19

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a

Question 20

God I don’t understand why is this happening

Answer 20

Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Question 21

God you have forgotten me are you still gonna use me or

Answer 21

Isaiah 49:15
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Question 22

I’m scared to mess up and fail

Answer 22

“And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ (Matthew 25: 24-25 NASV)

fear of making mistakes prevents you succeeding so step on fear don’t let if paralyse you from been fruitful with what God has given you

1 john 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love

Question 23

I’m not consistent at anything so why try to be

Answer 23

Proverbs 16:9
We plan the way we want to live,
but only God makes us able to live it.

Zechariah 4:10
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin….

james 1:5
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

(ask God for strategy on what to do and how he will show you)

Question 24

I’m better than this person I’m doing soo well

Answer 24

romans 12:3
I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.

I’m not doing God a favour he doesn’t need me but he wants me anyway and all I do is because of who he is not because of who I am

Question 25

Why is life soo hard on earth, I just have to suffer through I can’t wait to be with God

Answer 25

John 10:10
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

God wants me to enjoy my life here on earth he created pleasure he knows the true definition of a satisfying

Question 26

Everything is going well I can afford to be lazy and not pray and not spend time with God

Answer 26

1 Peter 5:8
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

the enemy doesn’t rest he is always alert just like you should be

Question 27

I’m under attack and I don’t know what to do

Answer 27

psalms 46:1-2
God is our refuge and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble.
2 So we will not fear when earthquakes come
and the mountains crumble into the sea

Luke 10:19
I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you

Question 28

My feelings are out of control I feel like I have control over me

Answer 28

2 timothy 1:7

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