From Lies to Light

• By candidasullivan
• November 13, 2025
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I cried myself to sleep. It was a post on the internet that caused me to spiral. Within minutes of reading it, I felt unloved and unwanted. Then the enemy took me on a little road trip through my life. We visited every rejection and moment of pain. He gathered and presented all the evidence in a neat package of worthlessness.

Finally, I fell asleep with tears on my eyelashes and sorrow in my heart. But before I drifted off, I whispered to God and asked Him to help me see the situation differently.

The next morning, the tears and sorrow were still there. I cried while I brewed my coffee, cried while I read my Bible, and cried while I journaled. But as the words formed on the page, my vision began to clear. God took all the pain and heartache and revealed the truth—it was all lies.

Lies. I had spent days crying over lies.

I’m sure Satan laughed and delighted in my pain. He used me, and I fell for his deception.

When I stepped back and examined my thoughts as a witness rather than a participant, I saw it clearly. The enemy makes us feel like victims. He collects our past failures and heartaches to prove his point. He reminded me of every time I felt rejected and unloved. With each flashback, my defenses weakened until I was completely wallowing in self-pity.

The bad stuff really is easier to believe.

HOWEVER, the truth truly does set us free. When I became willing to set the pain aside and seek God’s truth, He gave me clarity. And I felt foolish for crying over a web of lies.

I wonder how often the enemy does this to us every day. How many times do we suffer because of his falsehoods? God is the only One who can reveal the whole truth—and the enemy hates Him for it.

In our weakest moments, Satan tries to convince us that God doesn’t love us. “If God loves you so much,” he whispers, “why are you suffering?” But he conveniently leaves out the part where he’s the one causing the pain.

When I take my pain to God, He shows me it’s not as bad as it seems. When He opens my eyes, I can finally see the truth.

Sweet friends, if you are suffering, take it all to the Lord. Give Him the raw, unfiltered version of your heart, and ask Him to help you see through His eyes. God can turn even the deepest heartache into a blessing.

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.