Madison Prewett Trout

But the moment we believe the truth, we defeat the lie.

And so when those lies come, when those feelings come, it's what you're saying, you take it captive, but then you have to replace it with something better.

And I think so often in the church, we even do this whole like resist, resist, resist, don't, don't, don't, take captive, run.

but there's also gotta be a pursuit of something greater, a replacement of something greater.

And so not just a removal of a negative thought, but a replacement of a true thought, of a holy thought.

And Philippians 4 talks about that, to think on things that are lovely and pure and admirable and praiseworthy and true.

And so the way we continually overcome those lies is we have to renew our mind daily.

It talks about that in Romans 12, renew your mind daily with the truth.

And sometimes that looks like not just a reserved moment in your quiet time, but like all throughout the day,

You're going to get hit.

It's like you have a moment maybe starting your day in the truth.

And then as soon as you walk out those doors, the world is lying to you.

And you're like, oh man, now I'm faced with the reality of the world and the enemy that is against me and wants to see me fail.

And so it's taking those thoughts captive, speaking the truth.

And sometimes when you don't have what it takes to remember the truth or cling to the truth, it's turning to a friend and saying, hey, I'm believing a lie right now.

I'm confessing that to you.

Will you remind me of what's true?

And will you pray for me?

There's so much power in that.

I mean, have you had a moment that you've done that with a friend where you're like, I'm really feeling beat down right now and discouraged and I'm stuck and I don't know why?