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Let me ask you a question.

Have you ever noticed how one sentence can change the way you see yourself?

"You'll never be good enough."

"Nobody really loves you."

"Eventually everyone leaves."

Maybe nobody said those exact words to you, but somewhere along the way your heart learned them.

Now here's the dangerous part.

If we're not careful, we'll begin believing those same lies about God.

Some of us aren't struggling because God has been silent.

We're struggling because we're listening to voices He never spoke.

That's exactly what happened in the Garden of Eden.

After Adam and Eve sinned, God asked a question that still echoes today:

"Who told you that...?"

God wasn't looking for information.

He was exposing influence.

Before He addressed their actions, He addressed the voice they believed.

That's where many of us need to begin.

Main Idea

Many of us struggle to trust God because we're listening to voices that God never spoke.

Every day, we're surrounded by voices.

The voice of fear.

The voice of shame.

The voice of our past.

The voice of disappointment.

The voice of anxiety.

The question isn't whether you'll hear voices.

The question is:

Which voice gets the final word?