Lies Women Believe by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Week 10: Chapter 9 — Lies Women Believe About Relationships
Read Chapter 9 of Lies Women Believe. Key Scripture: Matthew 18:15–17; Ephesians 4:31–32; Colossians 3:12–14.
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Relationships are where lies do their most visible damage—and where truth does its most beautiful work. Come willing to examine not just what others have done to you, but what you have believed and done in return.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Nancy addresses relational lies such as: 'I can't forgive what was done to me,' 'I have the right to be bitter,' 'I can't get along with that person,' and 'Everything would be fine if others would just change.' Which of these reflects a pattern you have wrestled with?
2.The lie 'I can't forgive' often rests on a misunderstanding of what forgiveness is. Nancy distinguishes between forgiveness as an emotion (which may not come immediately) and forgiveness as a decision (which is required of us). How does that distinction change the way you approach forgiving someone who has deeply hurt you?
3.Unforgiveness is often framed as a justified response to genuine wrong. But Nancy argues it is actually a form of bondage—that the bitter person remains chained to the one who hurt them. Have you seen this dynamic at work in your own life or in someone you know? What did bitterness actually cost?
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