Minute Message - Lies We Live 7/97



	Dr. Chris Thurman wrote a book entitled, "The Lies People

Believe." In it, the author states "most of our unhappiness and

emotional struggles are caused by the lies we tell ourselves."



	The writer has made an extremely important point. We sometimes

will confuse a symptom for the real problem. Barbara and her husband

are not living harmoniously. She states that he works all the time. 

The real problem is there beleif system which says "Money will make

things better." With that approach, is it any wonder that Barbara's

husband sees the need to work all the time?



	Consider another situation. A man believes that real men are

never wrong about anything. Can you imagine living with a person like

that? He will no doubt be extremely hard on himself as well as others

about him. 



	Our belief system determines how we live. The lies we tell 

ourselves have a tremendous impact on how we view life. Maybe it would

be helpful to look at ourselves honesty an see if in some way we have

bought into an untruth that has interfered with us having an

abundant life (John 10:10). 



Norman Russell