The BIGGEST Lie We Tell Ourselves

Originally posted May 20, 2015

Recently I sat down to counsel with two different people. These two people were at least a decade apart in age, had vastly different life experiences, and were struggling with very different problems. And yet, when we talked, they had both fallen for the same lie. In fact, this lie is the same lie that too many people fall for. I would go so far as to argue that this is the biggest lie that we tell ourselves: “I can do this on my own.”

That’s the lie, the deception that Satan tries to get us to fall for. When we’re struggling through something, Satan will do everything in his power to convince us that we’re strong enough on our own to overcome this addiction, battle this depression or get over this traumatic event. We fall for the deception because we don’t want to suffer through the humiliation of reaching out to others and admitting that we need help.

But it’s all a lie. God did not create you to do life on your own. Galatians 6 tells us to bear each others burdens. Why? Because we’re created for community. Both of the people I counseled fell for this lie for years. For years they struggled on their own, convinced they were the only ones going through their struggles, convinced that if they just tried a little harder they could overcome it on their own. They were both wrong.

They weren’t strong enough on their own because none of us are strong enough on our own. They found healing when they began to reach out to others. They reached out to me. They reached out to others who could help. And now they’re both on the road to recovery. Don’t fall for this lie! Whatever it is you’re struggling with, you can’t do it on your own. You need others. Reach out to someone and find the healing you’re looking for.