that we know (like he knows) who we really are, we’ll always be
subject to his attempts at devaluing us. We’ll downplay our
real strength. We’ll hate our bodies, highlight our weaknesses,
cringe with insecurities, and constantly view ourselves as “less
than” by comparison with others. He’ll diffuse our power
simply by downplaying our true position.
If he can get you to believe his lies, you won’t feel
equipped or entitled to stand up against him. You’ll be weak
and helpless, and then he can run roughshod over you and
over the things and people you love. The farther he can
separate your practical reality from your true, living reality, he
can wedge himself into the space between the two and short-
circuit the free-flowing effectiveness of your influence as a
wife, a mom, a friend, a daughter, a sister—all the relationships
where God has placed you to be a light of His grace, His power,
His love, His well-placed confidence.
That’s why you and I need to be praying—to keep the truth
about our real identity in constant, unbroken focus before us.
The truth.