Comments on: What You Believe About God Can Hurt You

By: Tammy Kennington

Tammy Kennington — Thu, 12 May 2022 17:08:00 +0000

Lisa,

I was sometimes bullied as a child and, though the “sticks and stones” phrase was cited at home, I still felt the sting of the words.
May we remember words are powerful–and His word is the most powerful of all.

Blessings,
Tammy

By: Karen Friday

Karen Friday — Sat, 07 May 2022 21:08:02 +0000

Powerful message, Lisa. Whoever came up with that phrase, “words will never hurt me” surely wasn’t thinking clearly. 🙂 Words can hurt and run deep. That’s why the Bible describes it as speaking death or life over ourselves and others. I pray to always seek the truth and know the truth about God. He is good and does goodness.

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 06 May 2022 19:35:50 +0000

You know, Lisa, I always hated that little poem about sticks and stones when I was a child. When I was hurt by other’s words, my mom always quoted that. But the thing is, bruises heal from sticks and stones, wounds from words, not so much, and not so easily, and they sure do hurt.
But your point is well taken, we must be vigilant to challenge our beliefs about God when they inflict damage on ourselves and most often others.
Perhaps that’s why the first piece of armor is the belt of truth.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 06 May 2022 09:59:30 +0000

God encourages mindfulness. Absolutely. Thank you for encouraging me to keep on!

By: Lauren Renee Sparks

Lauren Renee Sparks — Tue, 03 May 2022 23:36:46 +0000

God encourages mindfulness, not ignorance. How very true!

By: Jeanne Takenaka

Jeanne Takenaka — Tue, 03 May 2022 22:33:13 +0000

Awww, Lisa. You express this so well. We must be careful what we allow to form our beliefs about God. As I read your words, I kept thinking about one of my sons who is grappling with the idea of God, His existence, and faith. I appreciate the reminder to offer him resources along with the Bible that point to the truth of God’s existence.

And this: “We’ll still experience pain in this life. There is no escaping that.

But by eliminating as many untrue beliefs as we can, we’ll also eliminate a few unnecessary hurts.”

Yes! Thanks for a thoughtful post.

By: Michele Morin

Michele Morin — Tue, 03 May 2022 15:05:26 +0000

This is a valuable reset button, a d I have a feeling that most of us harbor beliefs about God that do not represent him at all.

By: Anita Ojeda

Anita Ojeda — Tue, 03 May 2022 12:10:24 +0000

Amen! The evil one loves to tell lies about God—and if we don’t know God on our own, it’s easy to believe those lies.

By: Barb Hegreberg

Barb Hegreberg — Tue, 03 May 2022 02:44:50 +0000

“Trust but verify,” seems to fit here. We need to read and study The Word for ourselves, not just accept what others (including pastors) tell us that the Bible says.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Mon, 02 May 2022 18:03:37 +0000

Words and images are so powerful. I find articulating how I see God – sometimes wrestling and pondering the words – reveal so much about what I believe about God. One reasons why I like to journal – helps me define my beliefs and over time shows how God is opening my eyes and heart to see him in new ways.