Neil T. Anderson Resources

STRONGHOLD

DESCRIPTION

THE LIE

THE TRUTH

Hopeless

*Loss of self-esteem

*No purpose or direction

*Total loss of hope that things will ever change

*Sense of inadequacy

*I am a victim and helpless

*I will never change—it’s hopeless

*I am different and so is my problem, so it won’t work for me

*I am a victor in Christ

*I am the righteousness of God in Christ

*The truth sets you free regardless of the problem or the person

Guilt

*Depressed and bitter

*Discontented and grieved

*Sense of worthlessness

*Denial and dishonesty

*I deserve to be punished and condemned

*I cannot face the awful truth about myself

*I am a product of my past

*There is no judgment in Christ

*In Christ I am a new creation

*I am a product of the Cross

Self-help

*Behavior oriented

*Judgmental

*Weary and tired

*Trying to earn acceptance through performance 

*If it is going to be it is up to me

*God helps those who help themselves

*If I change my behavior, it will change me as a person

*Only God can change me

*God helps those who give up and trust Him

*If I change my beliefs, it will change my behavior

Insecurity

*Worried and anxious

*Feels forsaken and without support

*Absence of meaningful relationships

*Unable to receive love and avoids intimacy

*I am unworthy to be loved and accepted

*I need someone to validate me as a person

*I need someone or something to be secure

*I am loved and accepted by God

*I am one with Christ, He is in me and I am in Christ

*I am eternally secure in Christ who will never forsake me