The Lie: I’m not good enough. The Truth: I am good enough because I am in Christ, and Christ dwells in me. My sufficiency is from the Lord, not me (John 14:20 and 2 Corinthians 3:5). By GenaBarnhill@BarnhillGena I loved the Lord and worked hard to please Him during my young and middle adult years, […]

By Gena Barnhill @BarnhillGena It is possible to release the victim mindset and move from victim to victor. A Victim Mindset Fighting back tears, Linda grabbed my arm. “Why me? I always get taken advantage of. When I had trouble with my computer last week, I received a phone call from a company saying they […]

Barnhill @BarnhillGena The religious spirit is a lying/deceptive spirit that keeps us from an intimate relationship with Father God. It robs us of the joy we were meant to have in our relationship with God—abiding in the Lord. Its focus on rituals leads us to become legalistic in our thinking and believe we need to […]

By Gena Barnhill @BarnhillGena Do you know people driven by a performance mindset who believe they must work harder to gain God’s acceptance and forgiveness for their mistakes? Over forty years ago, that person was me. I believed the enemy’s lie that I needed to perform to gain the Lord’s approval. I did not realize […]

By Gena Barnhill @BarnhillGena When we think about a controlling person, we often imagine one who is manipulative. Did you know that manipulative behavior may be the result of a negative ancestral influence in the person’s lineage? Someone in the past opened the door to the spirit of control. In other words, they gave the […]