Lies Women Believe by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Week 8: Chapter 7 — Lies Women Believe About Emotions
Read Chapter 7 of Lies Women Believe. Key Scripture: Jeremiah 17:9; Philippians 4:4–8; Psalm 42:5–6.
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We live in an age that treats feelings as the highest authority—if you feel it, it must be true. Nancy offers a far more liberating framework for understanding and managing the emotional life God gave us.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Nancy identifies lies such as: 'If I feel something, it must be true,' 'I can't control my emotions,' 'I shouldn't have to feel pain or sadness,' and 'It's okay to let my emotions control my behavior.' Which of these is most familiar to your own emotional patterns?
2.The lie 'If I feel it, it must be true' is especially powerful because emotions feel so immediate and personal. What is the difference between acknowledging an emotion as real and treating it as authoritative truth? How does Jeremiah 17:9 speak to this?
3.Nancy does not dismiss emotions as bad—she affirms that God created us as emotional beings and that even Jesus wept. But she distinguishes between *having* emotions and being *controlled* by them. In what area of your life do your emotions most often lead rather than follow your convictions?