“This is a most timely and crucial contribution to all women.” -Henry and Marilyn Blackaby

“…a woman of compassion and keen insight…” -Elisabeth Elliot

“One of the most articulate Bible expositors in the Christian world today...” -.Charles Colson

We are like Eve.  We have all experienced defeats and failures, trouble and turmoil. We have all experienced a selfish heart, a shrewish spirit, anger, envy and bitterness. And we ache to do things over, to have lives of harmony and peace.  In her book, Lies Women Believe, author Nancy Leigh DeMoss exposes those areas of deception most commonly believed by Christian women:

Lies about themselves: I should not have to live with unfulfilled longings.

Lies about sin: I cannot walk in consistent victory over sin.

Lies about their marriage: If I submit to my husband, I will be miserable.

Lies about their emotions: I can’t control my emotions.

Lies about their circumstances: I just can’t take any more.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss sheds light on how we can be delivered from bondage and set free to walk in God’s grace, forgiveness, and abundant life. This book offers the most effective weapon to counter and overcome Satan’s deceptions—God’s truth.

Nancy Leigh DeMoss is the host and teacher for Revive Our Hearts, a daily radio program for women heard daily on more than 500 outlets nationwide. Nancy’s eleven books and resources published with Moody Publishers have sold more than 600,000 copies.

The lies Christian women believe are at the root of their struggles. In Lies Women Believe, Nancy Leigh DeMoss exposes areas of deception common to many Christian women - lies about God, sin, priorities, marriage and family, emotions, and more. She deals honestly with women's delusions and illusions and then gently leads them to the truth of God's Word that leads to true freedom.

NANCY LEIGH DEMOSS is the host and teacher for Revive Our Hearts, a radio program for women heard daily on more than 500 outlets nationwide. Nancy's eleven books and resources published with Moody Publishers (including the best-selling Lies Women Believe) have sold more than 800,000 copies.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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’ll 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.

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.

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.

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 anymore.

40. It’s all about me.