It is Written - Sarah Price

I was thinking the other day about how Jesus defeated the enemy, by the words that he spoke. When Satan tried to lie to him and undermine him, his response was repeatedly, ‘it is written …’ (see Matthew 4 for this).

So recently when facing some challenges, I tried the same response. I just started to speak to every worry and accusation going on in my mind, responding every time with, ‘it is written…’ using a scripture to counteract the lies.

Sure enough as I did this, any anxiety and negative feelings started to melt away, as my mind was renewed in the truth of my standing before God and His promises. I realised that as they disappeared one by one, none of these thoughts had an ounce of truth in them.

I was then no longer weighed down and distracted by these lies. If you think you’d like to give it a try there are some examples below to get you started:-

Struggling with fear about the future:

It is written that “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.”

Jeremiah 29:11.

Struggling with health issues:

It is written that He will keep me safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases.

Psalms 91:3-16.

Struggling with insecurity:

It is written that we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original.

Galatians 5:26.

Struggling with loneliness:

It is written that, God sets the lonely in families. Psalm 68:6.

Struggling with unresolved sin:

It is written that, nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.

Romans 8:38.

Struggling with fear of what people think:

It is written that it is the Lord who judges me.

1 Corinthians 4:4.

It is written, for am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 1:10.

Struggling with disappointment and loss:

It is written that the Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

Psalm 34:18.

It is written that those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31.