Years ago, my daughter dated a hockey player who had a comeback for everything. As I headed out the door one day, he shouted, \u201cDon\u2019t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I laughed then — and now, all these years later, I think we all need to shout that at the ugly lies trying to move into our heads!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember the old chant? \u201cSticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.\u201d We said it, but we never bought it. Words can hurt — especially the ones whispered when we\u2019re already down, doubting, or doing our best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether it\u2019s a cruel comment, a painful memory, or that inner critic who just won\u2019t quit — those words can linger like an uninvited guest. \u201cYou\u2019re not enough.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019ll fail again.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re too old.\u201d \u201cYour kids? A hot mess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s do something TODAY about those lies! Today\u2019s the day we shut. that. door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shut the front door, the back door, the side door, the garage door — and the attic window while we\u2019re at it! Don\u2019t even crack it open for doubt, fear, shame, or comparison. And while we’re at it, let’s install a heavenly security system and change the spiritual locks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proverbs 4:23 says, \u201cMore than anything you guard, protect your mind, for life flows from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same way Fort Knox protects its vault — with a 20-ton, drill-proof door — we guard the treasure of our thoughts. Because the enemy of our souls would love to break in and convince us we\u2019re done for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But we have the Master Key. We get to choose what we let in. And if it doesn\u2019t sound like truth, hope, faith, or grace — it\u2019s gotta go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t let fear, lies or doubt sneak in and take up space in your mind. Let’s guard our thoughts like Fort Knox and let the truth of God’s Word be the only voice that gets a key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s live in the freedom of what God says about us. Victorious. Loved. Chosen. Enough. We are HIS! So — \u201cSHUT THAT DOOR!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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