5 Lies Satan will tell you about Mental Illness

Christians can find their faith taking a battering when faced with challenges such as mental illness.  Mental illness carries a dangerous stigma which often feeds the lies that ultimately affect faith.  One thought is that it is often felt that drugs and ‘reckless’ living leads to mental disorders. 

Firstly this is not always true. 

 Secondly, if it were so, is not the Church the place of restoration?  I rest my case. 

If you find yourself struggling with your faith, refuse to listen to any lie from Satan. 

Here are some lies Satan will try to trick you into believing so as to trap you in guilt, fear and condemnation:

 #1  Mental Illness Is Because Of Sin

Has not sin been dealt with on the Cross?  The Bible tells us every sin was nailed to the Cross.  Therefore it is illegal for any Christian to think they are in any predicament because of ANY sin! 

If we sin, all we need to do is ask God for forgiveness.  That settles the matter. 

Jesus wants us to be righteousness conscious and not sin conscious.  Sin consciousness keeps us in bondage.  And why on earth would God use the tools of the enemy, Satan, to punish His kids?

 #2   You Are Under A Curse

What curse could any Christian be under?    

Romans 5:17 tells us that we must receive the gift of righteousness.  Righteousness is a gift available to every Christian.  That gift gives us a free ticket, free access to come before the Throne of grace with boldness. 

 Because when God looks at us, He sees Jesus. 

Again, every curse was nailed to the Cross.  Generational curses only exist in our mindset and because we keep confessing generation after generation ‘so and so runs in the family’!  That is the simple truth. 

The minute you change your mindset, the minute Satan knows that thing running in the family has ended.  Why? Because you know your rights in Christ!

#3   You Are Not Studying The Word Enough/You Lack Faith

Of course, the Word is our defence.  Of course, the Word is our insurance policy against needless troubles in life.  Of course, the Word, is our ‘Get out of jail card’ when faced with challenges. 

As long as we keep condemning ourselves that we are mentally ill because we are not serving God enough, or lack a rich fellowship with Him, we will stay in a perpetual cycle. 

All we need to do is come under the shadow of His protection.  Build our faith because faith comes by hearing  (Romans 10:17)!  Eat the Word in the same way we eat food to be strong.  If the devil accuses you, get your Bible from under the pillow and study it.  It is simple.  Not a matter for negotiation or guilt!

#4   You Are A Failure

This is one of the biggest lies that Satan can ever tell you.  You are made in the image and likeness of God.   God is not a failure, so how can He make failures?  Does not make sense.   Saying you are a failure is an illegal statement!

Start meditating on the beautiful things that God says about you.  Get the book ‘Meditations and Confessions for people facing Mental Health Challenges’ by E. Onah.  In this book are beautiful words of what God thinks about you.  See yourself in God’s mirror and not Satan’s.

 #5   You Can Never Get Better

This is where you begin laughing! This is Satan’s ridiculous lie to keep us sick.  Who says you can not only get better but get well? 

If only we can take the Bible for what it says, we all can sleep well without a care in the world.  The Bible lets us know we must cast our cares unto Him (1 Peter 5:7).  To cast means to throw! 

So believe what He says especially when He says ‘Is there anything too hard for Me?’  (Jeremiah 32:27).   Take what God says at face value and smile with expectation. 

Read ‘Defying the Odds – One Man’s struggle and victory over mental illness and his wife whose trust in God never failed’ by Zoe A Onah.  This book will show you that with God, all things are indeed possible (Matthew 19:26). 

And what God does for one, He can do for another.  And if He has never done it before, why can’t you be the first?

 If you have been blessed with this post, please go ahead and share;  Open the prison door for someone locked up by Satan’s lies.  Thank you.

About The Author

Zoe

Zoe met Eze (Chuck) in the 14th year of what turned out to be an 18 year ‘journey’ with mental illness. They got married less than a year of meeting with Zoe fully knowing Chuck had a diagnosis of mental illness. In the 18th year, Chuck defied the odds of mental illness. A consultant psychiatrist signed him off the mental health system with a bill of NO MENTAL ILLNESS. The consultant was so amazed by Chuck’s astonishing recovery that he even questioned how Chuck was diagnosed with mental illness all those years before, in the first place! Today Chuck is free from medication, its dependency and hospitalizations. Zoe’s award nominated book, DEFYING THE ODDS, chronicles the highs and ‘lows’ of this journey. Zoe, often writing from the standpoint of a caregiver, clearly understands that mental illness does not only affect an individual challenged with the disease, but also families, marriages and society as a whole.

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